Senate adopts DPH code‑cleanup bill after heated debate over Medicaid expansion amendments
Feb 20, 2026
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.
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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.
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