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86 lines
4.9 KiB
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Private Review Agents; health insurers to implement and maintain a program that allows for the selective application of reductions in prior authorization requirements; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 46 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to certification of private review agents, so as to provide for health insurers to implement and maintain a program that allows for the selective application of reductions in prior authorization requirements under certain circumstances; to provide for an annual filing; to provide for the promulgation of rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; 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: "2025_26"
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identifier: "SB 5"
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citation: "Georgia SB 5 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["INSURANCE"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ben Watson", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Ed Harbison", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Larry Walker, III", "Michael 'Doc' Rhett"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2025-01-13"
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last_action: "2025-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f6bb3c7b-1116-435e-a170-c09eb1ddfddf"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "3158f21f989329ea983396bb363b19ca982f9cac9b927321036bd0f365d1451d"
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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 5 (2025_26) — Private Review Agents; health insurers to implement and maintain a program that allows for the selective application of reductions in prior authorization requirements; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 46 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to certification of private review agents, so as to provide for health insurers to implement and maintain a program that allows for the selective application of reductions in prior authorization requirements under certain circumstances; to provide for an annual filing; to provide for the promulgation of rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; 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 52 0590** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/229732.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/232267.pdf)
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3. **LC 52 0855S/hrcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/238577.pdf)
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4. **LC 52 0856S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/238127.pdf)
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5. **SB 5/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/239395.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #478 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **52–0** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #47 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **51–1** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #378 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **169–2** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ben Watson — primary (person)
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- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
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- Ed Harbison — primary (person)
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- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
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- Larry Walker, III — primary (person)
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- Michael 'Doc' Rhett — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-13** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-01-14** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-30** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-03** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-12** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2025-02-12** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2025-02-13** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-18** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-26** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-27** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
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- **2025-03-31** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-02** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2025-04-02** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2025-04-04** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2025-04-10** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-14** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-14** Act 299 `executive-signature`
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- **2025-07-01** 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/f6bb3c7b-1116-435e-a170-c09eb1ddfddf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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