The House is wasting no time getting to work on the Amended FY23 spending plan, known as the little budget. Its eight appropriations subcommittees completed their initial hearings on Monday, only ten days after the release of the amended budget proposal.
The state of Georgia now has mental health parity as Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation on April 4 that overhauls the state's mental health care system.
Gov. Brian Kemp signed HB 1013, “The Mental Health Parity Act,” a mental health and substance abuse bill which had garnered bipartisan support at a State Capitol ceremony April 4.
Clapping and cheering could be heard in the Georgia General Assembly on March 30 as lawmakers passed the Mental Health Parity Act, which aims to improve mental health services in the state.