Hospital industry lobbying against health care regulatory changes paid off Thursday when the Georgia House voted against major certificate-of-need (CON) legislation by a 94-72 margin.
House Bill 198 remained alive temporarily after the chamber approved a motion to reconsider the legislation. But by late afternoon, the lead sponsor, Rep. Matt Hatchett, R-Dublin, said the bill would not be brought back up on Thursday, which was the 2019 General Assembly session’s Crossover Day.
That day is the deadline when a piece of legislation is generally considered dead unless it has passed at least one chamber.
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