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Senate approves amendments to House substitute of SB170 to restrict state grants for backup generators to nonprofits without federal assistance
Georgia Senate · February 10, 2026
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Summary
Senators agreed to amendments to SB170 limiting a rural hospital backup-generator grant program to nonprofit hospitals that have not already received federal assistance for the same purpose; amendment package passed unanimously on the floor.
The Senate voted to agree as amended to a House substitute for Senate Bill 170, a measure repurposed during the process to create a grant program for rural hospitals to acquire or install backup generators. The chamber adopted amendments that limit awards to nonprofit hospitals without prior federal assistance for that…
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