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Georgia First Amendment Foundation

Posted inHealth

The bill number stayed the same. The bill didn’t.

by Maya T. PrabhuSeptember 27, 2026September 29, 2026

House Bill 506 started as a proposal to help Medicaid patients quit smoking and ended as an ambulance-billing law. The transformation offers a window into a longstanding Gold Dome practice that even lawmakers say can be difficult for the public to follow.


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