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type: "Bill"
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title: "\"Ensuring Transparency in Prior Authorization Act\"; enact"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to provide for standards for utilization review; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for applicability; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; 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: "SB 80"
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citation: "Georgia SB 80 (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: ["Ben Watson", "Bill Cowsert", "Burt Jones", "Butch Miller", "Carden Summers", "Chuck Hufstetler", "David Lucas", "Dean Burke", "Ed Harbison", "Elena Parent", "Frank Ginn", "Freddie Powell Sims", "Gail Davenport", "Gloria Butler", "Harold Jones II", "John Kennedy", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Larry Walker, III", "Lee Anderson", "Lester Jackson", "Marty Harbin", "Matt Brass", "Michael 'Doc' Rhett", "Michelle Au", "Mike Dugan", "Nan Orrock", "Nikki Merritt", "Randy Robertson", "Sally Harrell", "Tyler Harper"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-02-02"
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last_action: "2022-01-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c93fced3-b61d-4c94-af50-9b0038220701"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "126c6efde1b4d1d88aca40fef9e419654e85fb3350346f09cec77f217cf39572"
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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 SB 80 (2021_22) — "Ensuring Transparency in Prior Authorization Act"; enact
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to provide for standards for utilization review; to provide for statutory construction; to provide for applicability; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; 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. **As introduced LC 46 0387** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/196549.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/199202.pdf)
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3. **Committee sub LC 46 0439** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/198755.pdf)
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4. **LC 46 0475S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/200616.pdf)
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5. **LC 46 0484S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/200904.pdf)
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6. **SB 80/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/201779.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE — **50–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ben Watson — primary (person)
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- Bill Cowsert — primary (person)
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- Burt Jones — primary (person)
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- Butch Miller — primary (person)
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- Carden Summers — primary (person)
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- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
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- David Lucas — primary (person)
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- Dean Burke — primary (person)
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- Ed Harbison — primary (person)
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- Elena Parent — primary (person)
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- Frank Ginn — primary (person)
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- Freddie Powell Sims — primary (person)
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- Gail Davenport — primary (person)
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- Gloria Butler — primary (person)
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- Harold Jones II — primary (person)
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- John Kennedy — primary (person)
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- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
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- Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
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- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
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- Lester Jackson — primary (person)
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- Marty Harbin — primary (person)
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- Matt Brass — primary (person)
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- Michael 'Doc' Rhett — primary (person)
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- Michelle Au — primary (person)
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- Mike Dugan — primary (person)
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- Nan Orrock — primary (person)
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- Nikki Merritt — primary (person)
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- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
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- Sally Harrell — primary (person)
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- Tyler Harper — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-02** Senate Hopper
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- **2021-02-03** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-02-26** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2021-03-01** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2021-03-01** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2021-03-03** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2021-03-05** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2021-03-17** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-18** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
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- **2021-03-22** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-25** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2021-03-25** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2021-03-29** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2021-04-07** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-05-10** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-05-10** Act 266 `executive-signature`
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- **2022-01-01** 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/c93fced3-b61d-4c94-af50-9b0038220701`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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