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HB506 House Bill
Passed
2025-03-06

Social services; Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation treatments; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to medical assistance generally, so as to provide Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation treatments; to provide for requirements; to provide for submission of a state plan amendment or waiver, if necessary; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill Details

State

Georgia

Session

2025-2026 Regular Session

Chamber

House

Official Source

www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70436

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Sponsors

Scott Hilton (Rep - R)
Karen Mathiak (Rep - R)
Deborah Silcox (Rep - R)
Ron Stephens (Rep - R)
Shawn Still (Sen - R)

Action History

2026-04-02 H House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2026-03-31 S Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2026-03-31 S Senate Third Read
2026-03-25 S Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2026-01-12 S Senate Recommitted
2026-01-12 S Senate Taken from Table
2025-04-02 S Senate Tabled
2025-03-18 S Senate Read Second Time
2025-03-13 S Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2025-03-10 S Senate Read and Referred
2025-03-06 H House Passed/Adopted
2025-03-06 H House Third Readers
2025-02-27 H House Committee Favorably Reported
2025-02-20 H House Second Readers
2025-02-19 H House First Readers
2025-02-18 H House Hopper

Votes

2025-03-06 Passage: House Vote #258 Yea: 142 Nay: 31
2026-03-31 Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #894 Yea: 48 Nay: 0
2026-04-02 Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #835 Yea: 168 Nay: 2

Committee Referrals

2025-02-19 H Public and Community Health
2025-03-10 S Health and Human Services

Bill Text Versions

2025-02-19 Introduced
2026-03-25 Comm Sub

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