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4.8 KiB
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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Insurance; certain coverage requirements concerning providers that become out-of-network during a plan year; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 33-20C-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to online provider directories, so as to provide for certain coverage requirements concerning providers that become out-of-network during a plan year; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2021_22"
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identifier: "HB 454"
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citation: "Georgia HB 454 (2021_22)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Houston Gaines", "Lee Hawkins", "Mark Newton", "Matt Hatchett", "Sharon Cooper"]
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version_count: 11
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action_count: 19
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-02-11"
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last_action: "2021-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/10e19630-9aab-4e11-8c79-122f529335c7"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "7d95399aed1b515b704128a130294308348e417752b1a545bc299cc9ab0ecd58"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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# Georgia HB 454 (2021_22) — Insurance; certain coverage requirements concerning providers that become out-of-network during a plan year; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 33-20C-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to online provider directories, so as to provide for certain coverage requirements concerning providers that become out-of-network during a plan year; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **HB 454/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/202493.pdf)
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2. **LC 33 8573/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/197567.pdf)
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3. **LC 33 8735S/rcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/200065.pdf)
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4. **SCSFA to HB 454** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/202172.pdf)
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5. **Sen ctee sub LC 33 8799S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/201346.pdf)
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6. **Sen ctee sub LC 33 8822S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/201697.pdf)
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7. **Sen floor amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/201786.pdf)
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8. **Sen floor amend 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/201794.pdf)
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9. **Sen floor amend 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/201883.pdf)
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10. **Sen floor amend 4 AM 33 1979** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/202093.pdf)
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11. **Sen floor amend 5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/202171.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **173–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Houston Gaines — primary (person)
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- Lee Hawkins — primary (person)
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- Mark Newton — primary (person)
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- Matt Hatchett — primary (person)
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- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-11** House Hopper
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- **2021-02-16** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2021-02-17** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2021-02-25** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-08** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2021-03-08** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2021-03-09** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-25** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2021-03-29** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-29** Senate Tabled
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- **2021-03-31** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2021-03-31** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2021-03-31** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2021-03-31** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2021-04-07** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-05-04** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-05-04** Act 195 `executive-signature`
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- **2021-07-01** Effective Date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/10e19630-9aab-4e11-8c79-122f529335c7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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