# Georgia HB 1374: Insurance; methods of payment to healthcare providers; provide certain requirements Georgia HB 1374, Insurance; methods of payment to healthcare providers; provide certain requirements, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by David Clark (Republican), Lee Hawkins (Republican), Rick Jasperse (Republican) and 2 others; status signed, last action 2026-07-01 (Effective Date) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1374-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Georgia HB 1374 - State: Georgia - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: Insurance; methods of payment to healthcare providers; provide certain requirements - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-18 - Last action: 2026-07-01, Effective Date - Sponsors: David Clark (Republican), Lee Hawkins (Republican), Rick Jasperse (Republican), Mark Newton (Republican), Ron Stephens (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Health, Health and Human Services, General Bill - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (370 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Suppliers gain access to state contracts: benefit, low. Georgia’s Department of Administrative Services cannot require suppliers to prequalify before they can win a state contract. It may still consider prequalification as one factor when reviewing bids. The department must adopt rules keeping prequalification from replacing or weakening competitive sea… - Healthcare providers control their payment methods: benefit, low. Health plans issued, changed, or renewed on or after January 1, 2027, cannot offer providers only payment methods with fees. Before starting or changing electronic payments, plans, their vendors, and care management organizations must disclose fees, explain fee-free options, and get the provider’s… - State suppliers face contract renewal limits: cost, low. State purchase contracts cannot be renewed or extended above the bidding threshold if bidding was skipped solely because of price. This applies when the original contract price did not exceed the applicable bidding threshold. Emergency purchases are exempt. Georgia’s Department of Administrative Se… - Providers can charge for extra payment services: cost, low. Healthcare providers or their agents may charge reasonable fees for extra services when sending automated bank payments. These services include managing transactions or data, providing payment portals, and other services beyond the bank transfer itself. The law does not require these fees or say wh… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: David Clark (Republican), House - Sponsor: Lee Hawkins (Republican), House - Sponsor: Rick Jasperse (Republican), House - Sponsor: Mark Newton (Republican), House - Sponsor: Ron Stephens (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Blake Tillery (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-31 | House | Agree to Senate Substitute | pass | 165 | 0 | 8 | | 2026-03-20 | Senate | PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE | pass | 46 | 0 | 2 | | 2026-03-04 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 159 | 0 | 5 | ## Actions (16) - 2026-07-01: Effective Date - 2026-05-05: House Date Signed by Governor (House) - 2026-05-05: Act 406 - 2026-04-10: House Sent to Governor (House) - 2026-03-31: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub (House) - 2026-03-20: Senate Third Read (Senate) - 2026-03-20: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Senate Read Second Time (Senate) - 2026-03-18: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate Read and Referred (Senate) - 2026-03-04: House Third Readers (House) - 2026-03-04: House Passed/Adopted (House) - 2026-02-24: House Committee Favorably Reported (House) - 2026-02-20: House Second Readers (House) - 2026-02-19: House First Readers (House) - 2026-02-18: House Hopper (House) ## Bill text - HB 1374/AP* (v6): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248640) ## Related bills - SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty (signed) - SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide (signed) - SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (signed) - SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact (signed) - HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish (signed) - HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact (signed) ## Sources - [HB 1374/AP* (v6) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248640) ## Related - [SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckles…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB160-2025-2026) - [SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB384-2025-2026) - [SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Servic…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB76-2025-2026) - [SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB406-2025-2026) - [HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1391-2025-2026) - [HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1344-2025-2026) - [Georgia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/georgia/bills) - [Georgia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/georgia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1374-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).