HB 228 - State health and human services agencies; reorganize and reestablish; provisions
Sponsored By
- (1) Butler,Mark 18th
- (2) Harbin,Ben 118th
- (3) Cole,Jim 125th
- (4) Keen,Jerry 179th
- (5) Oliver,Mary 83rd
- (6) Gardner,Pat 57th
Sponsored In Senate By
Current Status
05/04/09 - House Date Signed by GovernorFirst Reader Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend various titles of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated so as to reorganize and reestablish various state health and human services agencies; to establish the Department of Health, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Behavioral Health; to reassign various functions of the Department of Community Health and the Department of Human Resources to the new agencies; to provide for transition to the new agencies; to create a new board for each agency and to abolish the Board of Community Health and the Board of Human Resources; to establish the position of State Health Officer; to establish the Behavioral Health Coordinating Council; to amend various titles for purposes of conformity; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Votes
| Date | Time | Vote No | Yeas | Nays | NV | Exc | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/10/2009 | 3:25PM | House Vote #190 | 147 | 012 | 007 | 014 | PASS |
| 03/23/2009 | 11:32AM | Senate Vote #243 | 052 | 000 | 002 | 002 | PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE |
| 04/03/2009 | 3:28PM | Senate Vote #411 | 048 | 000 | 002 | 006 | ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT |
| 04/03/2009 | 5:39PM | House Vote #480 | 130 | 027 | 015 | 008 | ADOPT CCR |
Status History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/30/2009 | House First Readers |
| 02/02/2009 | House Second Readers |
| 03/05/2009 | House Committee Favorably Reported |
| 03/10/2009 | House Third Readers |
| 03/10/2009 | House Passed/Adopted |
| 03/12/2009 | Senate Read and Referred |
| 03/19/2009 | Senate Committee Favorably Reported |
| 03/20/2009 | Senate Read Second Time |
| 03/23/2009 | Senate Third Read |
| 03/23/2009 | Senate Passed/Adopted |
| 03/23/2009 | Senate Transmits House |
| 03/25/2009 | House Disagrees Senate Amend/Sub |
| 03/26/2009 | Senate Insists |
| 03/26/2009 | House Insists |
| 03/26/2009 | House Conference Committee Appointed |
| 03/26/2009 | Senate Conference Committee Appointed |
| 04/03/2009 | Senate Conference Committee Report Adopted |
| 04/03/2009 | House Conference Committee Report Adopted |
| 04/15/2009 | House Sent to Governor |
| 05/04/2009 | House Date Signed by Governor |
| 05/04/2009 | Act 102 |
| 07/01/2009 | Effective Date |
Footnotes
3/10/2009 Structured Rule3/23/2009 Immediately Transmitted to House
3/26/2009 House Conferees: 18th, 116th, 125th
3/26/2009 Senate Conferees: 7th, 25th, 45th