---
type: "Bill"
title: "Insurance; framework for regulating the offering or issuance of travel insurance; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to provide a framework for regulating the offering or issuance of travel insurance in this state; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2021_22"
identifier: "HB 205"
citation: "Georgia HB 205 (2021_22)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bruce Williamson", "Darlene Taylor", "Eddie Lumsden", "Matt Hatchett", "Noel Williams, Jr.", "Trey Rhodes"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-01-29"
last_action: "2021-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f33d3236-273e-4390-b50c-72e1edc5d968"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "02e411b69d30b0d4d2c14e11884ddf88e00a799c8d1a3acfc0776f1f9cd2f248"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---

# Georgia HB 205 (2021_22) — Insurance; framework for regulating the offering or issuance of travel insurance; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance, so as to provide a framework for regulating the offering or issuance of travel insurance in this state; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB 205/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/201688.pdf)
2. **LC 46 0370/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/196354.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **164–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bruce Williamson — primary (person)
- Darlene Taylor — primary (person)
- Eddie Lumsden — primary (person)
- Matt Hatchett — primary (person)
- Noel Williams, Jr. — primary (person)
- Trey Rhodes — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-29** House Hopper
- **2021-02-01** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2021-02-02** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2021-02-03** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-09** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2021-02-09** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2021-02-10** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-18** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-25** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2021-03-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2021-04-05** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-04** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-04** Act 181 `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-04** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f33d3236-273e-4390-b50c-72e1edc5d968`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).