# Georgia HB 868: Public officers and employees; certain retiring county officers and their spouses and dependents be included in certain county health plans; provide

Georgia HB 868, Public officers and employees; certain retiring county officers and their spouses and dependents be included in certain county health plans; provide, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Matthew Gambill (Republican), Stan Gunter (Republican), Trey Kelley (Republican) and 3 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-06 (House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 868
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Public officers and employees; certain retiring county officers and their spouses and dependents be included in certain county health plans; provide
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-27
- Last action: 2026-03-06, House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- Sponsors: Matthew Gambill (Republican), Stan Gunter (Republican), Trey Kelley (Republican), Eddie Lumsden (Republican), Mitchell Scoggins (Republican), Darlene Taylor (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Governmental Affairs, General Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Matthew Gambill (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Stan Gunter (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Trey Kelley (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Eddie Lumsden (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Mitchell Scoggins (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Darlene Taylor (Republican), House

## Actions (5)

- 2026-03-06: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House)
- 2026-02-10: House Withdrawn, Recommitted (House)
- 2025-03-31: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-03-28: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-03-27: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- LC 47 4172S/hs (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/245234)

## 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
- [LC 47 4172S/hs (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/245234)

## 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB868-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).