HB 1008 - "Georgia Hospice Law"; palliative care; amend provisions
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Current Status
05/05/06 - House Date Signed by GovernorFirst Reader Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 9 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Hospice Law," so as to provide that palliative care may be provided under hospice to patients with advanced and progressive diseases with a life expectancy of more than six months; to revise certain definitions relating to hospice care; to provide for construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Votes
| Date | Time | Vote No | Yeas | Nays | NV | Exc | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/13/06 | 05:19 PM | House Vote #848 | 159 | 003 | 010 | 008 | PASS |
| 03/30/06 | 01:44 PM | Senate Vote #1124 | 050 | 000 | 005 | 001 | PASSAGE AS AMENDED |
| 03/30/06 | 10:25 PM | House Vote #1155 | 150 | 001 | 026 | 003 | Recede |
Status History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/12/2006 | House First Readers |
| 01/13/2006 | House Second Readers |
| 03/06/2006 | House Committee Favorably Reported |
| 03/13/2006 | House Third Readers |
| 03/13/2006 | House Passed/Adopted |
| 03/14/2006 | Senate Read and Referred |
| 03/23/2006 | Senate Committee Favorably Reported |
| 03/23/2006 | Senate Read Second Time |
| 03/28/2006 | Senate Third Read |
| 03/28/2006 | Senate Tabled |
| 03/30/2006 | Senate Taken from Table |
| 03/30/2006 | Senate Passed/Adopted |
| 03/30/2006 | House Disagrees Senate Amend/Sub |
| 03/30/2006 | Senate Insists |
| 03/30/2006 | House Recedes from Position |
| 04/10/2006 | House Sent to Governor |
| 05/05/2006 | House Date Signed by Governor |
| 05/05/2006 | Act 939 |
| 07/01/2006 | Effective Date |
Footnotes
3/28/06 Tabled in the Senate3/30/06 Taken from the Table in the Senate