# Georgia HB 89: Public Health, Department of; require healthcare providers, facilities, and pharmacies to provide the Maternal Mortality Review Committee with psychiatric or other clinical records Georgia HB 89, Public Health, Department of; require healthcare providers, facilities, and pharmacies to provide the Maternal Mortality Review Committee with psychiatric or other clinical records, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Sharon Cooper (Republican), Matthew Gambill (Republican), Soo Hong (Republican) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2025-07-01 (Effective Date) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB89-2025-2026 - 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 89 - State: Georgia - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: Public Health, Department of; require healthcare providers, facilities, and pharmacies to provide the Maternal Mortality Review Committee with psychiatric or other clinical records - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-16 - Last action: 2025-07-01, Effective Date - Sponsors: Sharon Cooper (Republican), Matthew Gambill (Republican), Soo Hong (Republican), Will Wade (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Public and Community Health, Health and Human Services, General Bill - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (218 yes, 8 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Hospitals must report maternity care needs: benefit, low. Georgia hospitals seeking regional perinatal center status must report their ability to meet standards and any additional funding needs. They must tell the Department of Public Health about regional transportation, facility, and staffing problems. They must describe current care, proposed services,… - More records for maternal death reviews: benefit, low. Georgia’s licensed providers, facilities, and pharmacies must give the Maternal Mortality Review Committee access to relevant records within 30 days. This includes psychiatric records, unless state or federal law bars access. The committee can also receive deceased patients’ and former patients’ cl… - New process for maternal death inquiries: benefit, low. Georgia coroners and county medical examiners must order a medical examiner’s inquiry after notice of a death listed in state law. These include suspicious or unusual deaths and deaths during pregnancy. For pregnancy deaths not also covered by the other listed categories, the inquiry no longer must… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Sharon Cooper (Republican), House - Sponsor: Matthew Gambill (Republican), House - Sponsor: Soo Hong (Republican), House - Sponsor: Will Wade (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bo Hatchett (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-18 | Senate | PASSAGE | pass | 50 | 1 | 1 | | 2025-03-03 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 168 | 7 | 2 | ## Actions (17) - 2025-07-01: Effective Date - 2025-05-01: House Date Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-05-01: Act 43 - 2025-04-07: House Sent to Governor (House) - 2025-03-18: Senate Third Read (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Senate Read Second Time (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Senate Read and Referred (Senate) - 2025-03-03: House Third Readers (House) - 2025-03-03: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House) - 2025-02-26: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House) - 2025-02-20: House Withdrawn, Recommitted (House) - 2025-01-29: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House) - 2025-01-27: House Second Readers (House) - 2025-01-17: House First Readers (House) - 2025-01-16: House Hopper (House) ## Bill text - HB 89/AP* (v6): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/236232) ## 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 89/AP* (v6) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/236232) ## 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-HB89-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).