ATLANTA — A bipartisan overhaul of Georgia's mental health system took a first step toward passage Wednesday when it cleared a state House committee.
The House Health and Human Services Committee approved the comprehensive legislation and sent it on to the House Rules Committee to schedule a floor vote.
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