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Votes at a glance: committee advances EMS surprise‑billing, school‑sports physicals, optometry loan relief
Georgia State Senate Health and Human Services Committee · March 24, 2026
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Summary
The Health and Human Services Committee voted to pass several bills by voice or hand vote: HB 506 (adds EMS to surprise‑billing protections), HB 970 (standardizes school sports physicals), and HB 659 (adds optometrists to rural loan‑forgiveness programs). All were recorded as unanimous in committee.
The committee approved several relatively noncontroversial bills by voice or hand vote. Representative Scott Hilton described House Bill 506, which extends the state's Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act to include EMS charges; the…
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