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Senate adopts DPH code‑cleanup bill after heated debate over Medicaid expansion amendments
Summary
Senate Bill 4‑40, a Department of Public Health cleanup measure, passed after floor amendments that included contested language on Medicaid expansion. Sponsors pushed the amendments as affordability fixes; committee chairs and the Health & Human Services chair criticized the timing and absence of a fiscal note.
The Georgia Senate on Friday passed Senate Bill 4‑40, a Department of Public Health code‑cleanup bill, after a contentious floor sequence of amendments that brought a Medicaid expansion debate onto the chamber floor.
Senator (30th District), sponsor of the DPH bill, described SB 4‑40 as a "red‑tape rollback" that primarily removes obsolete or dormant code sections and aligns statute with current operations. "No Georgians lose services as a result of this bill," the sponsor said, noting examples such as removing an outdated marriage health manual and stopping…
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