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type: "Bill"
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title: "\"Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act\"; ensure consumer access to quality healthcare by setting adequacy standards for network plans offered by an insurer"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 20E of Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., the \"Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act,\" so as to ensure consumer access to quality healthcare by setting adequacy standards for network plans offered by an insurer; to provide for conforming changes; 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: "2023_24"
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identifier: "SB 20"
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citation: "Georgia SB 20 (2023_24)"
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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", "Billy Hickman", "Blake Tillery", "Brian Strickland", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Chuck Payne", "Clint Dixon", "Elena Parent", "Gail Davenport", "Gloria Butler", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Lee Anderson", "Max Burns", "Michael 'Doc' Rhett", "Rick Williams", "Shawn Still", "Shelly Echols", "Steve Gooch"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 19
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2023-01-25"
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last_action: "2024-01-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a395a77c-2df7-4cfc-b763-efa5021f9279"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "947016d99f3b6f4b2f43c38c25a23399879efc47c8acd6f9b7037a5436e6d25d"
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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 20 (2023_24) — "Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act"; ensure consumer access to quality healthcare by setting adequacy standards for network plans offered by an insurer
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 20E of Title 33 of the O.C.G.A., the "Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act," so as to ensure consumer access to quality healthcare by setting adequacy standards for network plans offered by an insurer; to provide for conforming changes; 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 0206** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/212820.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217191.pdf)
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3. **Committee sub LC 52 0292S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/216277.pdf)
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4. **SB 20/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219966.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #164 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **52–1** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #323 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **166–2** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ben Watson — primary (person)
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- Billy Hickman — primary (person)
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- Blake Tillery — primary (person)
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- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
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- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
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- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
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- Clint Dixon — primary (person)
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- Elena Parent — primary (person)
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- Gail Davenport — primary (person)
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- Gloria Butler — primary (person)
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- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
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- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
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- Max Burns — primary (person)
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- Michael 'Doc' Rhett — primary (person)
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- Rick Williams — primary (person)
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- Shawn Still — primary (person)
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- Shelly Echols — primary (person)
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- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-01-25** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2023-01-26** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-28** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-01** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-06** Senate Tabled
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- **2023-03-06** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2023-03-06** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-06** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2023-03-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-15** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-21** House Postponed
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- **2023-03-23** House Postponed
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- **2023-03-27** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-27** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2023-04-05** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-05-02** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-02** Act 242 `executive-signature`
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- **2024-01-01** 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/a395a77c-2df7-4cfc-b763-efa5021f9279`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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