Insurance; medically necessary expenses for standard fertility preservation services when a medically necessary treatment for cancer, sickle cell disease, or lupus may directly or indirectly cause an impairment of fertil
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Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to require coverage for certain expenses for standard fertility preservation services when a medically necessary treatment for cancer, sickle cell disease,...” Read the full text
2025-2026 regular session
What it does
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to require coverage for certain expenses for standard fertility preservation services when a medically necessary treatment for cancer, sickle cell disease, or lupus may directly or indirectly cause an impairment of fertility; to provide for definitions; to provide for exclusions; to allow for certain cost-sharing requirements; to provide for rules and reg
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Where it is
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House Hopper · Jan 17, 2025
House First Readers · Jan 27, 2025
House Second Readers · Jan 28, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported · Feb 4, 2025
House Third Readers · Feb 27, 2025
House Passed/Adopted · Feb 27, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 28, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Mar 20, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 21, 2025
Senate Third Read · Mar 31, 2025
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 31, 2025
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub · Apr 2, 2025
House Sent to Governor · Apr 8, 2025
House Date Signed by Governor · May 1, 2025
Act 42 · May 1, 2025
Effective Date · May 1, 2025
The numbers
7
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Lumsden, EddieTaylor, DarleneHawkins, LeeCooper, SharonSilcox, DeborahSchofield, KimHufstetler, Chuck
Recorded votes
Agree to Senate SubstituteHouse · 2025-04-02 · yea 162, nay 3, notVoting 6, excused 9
PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTESenate · 2025-03-31 · yea 52, nay 1, notVoting 0, excused 3
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-02-27 · yea 162, nay 2, notVoting 4, excused 12
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Georgia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective Date (May 1, 2025).