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HB969 • 2025

Georgia State Employees Post-employment Health Benefit Fund; certain fund beneficiaries to not be disqualified from postretirement health benefits; provide

Georgia State Employees Post-employment Health Benefit Fund; certain fund beneficiaries to not be disqualified from postretirement health benefits; provide

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Sponsor
Townsend, Rick
Last action
2026-03-06
Official status
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary mentions providing an effective date and related matters, but these details are missing from the available excerpts.

HB969: Changes to Georgia State Employees Post-employment Health Benefits

This bill changes the rules for the Georgia State Employees Post-employment Health Benefit Fund so that certain beneficiaries are not disqualified from receiving postretirement health benefits.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends state law regarding the Georgia State Employees Post-employment Health Benefit Fund.
  • Provides that certain fund beneficiaries will not be disqualified from receiving postretirement health benefits.
  • Includes new definitions for terms used in this area of law.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Beneficiaries of the Georgia State Employees Post-employment Health Benefit Fund who might otherwise be disqualified from benefits.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official text does not list which specific beneficiaries are affected or why they were previously at risk of disqualification.
  • The exact effective date for these changes is mentioned as a topic in the bill but is not provided in the source material.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-06 Georgia General Assembly

    House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

Official Summary Text

Georgia State Employees Post-employment Health Benefit Fund; certain fund beneficiaries to not be disqualified from postretirement health benefits; provide