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type: "Bill"
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title: "Health; reimbursement of patient incurred expenses related to participation in a cancer clinical trial; authorize"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding health, so as to authorize reimbursement of patient incurred expenses related to participation in a cancer clinical trial; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2023_24"
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identifier: "SB 223"
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citation: "Georgia SB 223 (2023_24)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ben Watson", "Blake Tillery", "Brian Strickland", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Clint Dixon", "Derek Mallow", "Elena Parent", "Emanuel Jones", "Frank Ginn", "Jason Anavitarte", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Kim Jackson", "Lee Anderson", "Matt Brass", "Michael 'Doc' Rhett", "Nabilah Islam Parkes", "Randy Robertson", "Sally Harrell", "Shawn Still", "Sonya Halpern"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2023-02-21"
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last_action: "2023-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e3aad2f3-e11a-43ab-b0e2-c2fa688498f2"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "b6c92d39360c1ee5c3e55fc8a3194cd27d3f570f7ae771139c9a4ddb15c71551"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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# Georgia SB 223 (2023_24) — Health; reimbursement of patient incurred expenses related to participation in a cancer clinical trial; authorize
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding health, so as to authorize reimbursement of patient incurred expenses related to participation in a cancer clinical trial; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **As introduced LC 33 9402** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/215424.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217198.pdf)
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3. **SB 223/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/218795.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #171 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **53–1** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #253 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **170–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ben Watson — primary (person)
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- Blake Tillery — primary (person)
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- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
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- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
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- Clint Dixon — primary (person)
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- Derek Mallow — primary (person)
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- Elena Parent — primary (person)
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- Emanuel Jones — primary (person)
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- Frank Ginn — primary (person)
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- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
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- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
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- Kim Jackson — primary (person)
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- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
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- Matt Brass — primary (person)
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- Michael 'Doc' Rhett — primary (person)
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- Nabilah Islam Parkes — primary (person)
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- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
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- Sally Harrell — primary (person)
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- Shawn Still — primary (person)
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- Sonya Halpern — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-21** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2023-02-22** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-28** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-01** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-06** Senate Tabled
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- **2023-03-06** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2023-03-06** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-06** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2023-03-07** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-08** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-14** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-20** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-20** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2023-04-05** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-05-02** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-02** Act 227 `executive-signature`
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- **2023-07-01** Effective Date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e3aad2f3-e11a-43ab-b0e2-c2fa688498f2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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