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type: "Bill"
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title: "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 fertility; require coverage"
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description: "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 regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; 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: "2025_26"
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identifier: "HB 94"
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citation: "Georgia HB 94 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["HEALTH", "INSURANCE"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Darlene Taylor", "Deborah Silcox", "Eddie Lumsden", "Kim Schofield", "Lee Hawkins", "Sharon Cooper"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2025-01-17"
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last_action: "2025-05-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/97b4f0a6-8acc-4678-b4d0-aca740186a9d"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "3fba1679083a6316140654ba9cffb5518d3b172508f1b3621e0032f3db8929d6"
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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 HB 94 (2025_26) — 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 fertility; require coverage
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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 regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; 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. **HB 94/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/239067.pdf)
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2. **LC 52 0653/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/230182.pdf)
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3. **SCSFA to HB 94** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/238373.pdf)
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4. **Sen Ctee sub LC 52 0845S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/236586.pdf)
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5. **Sen Floor Amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/238235.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #383 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **162–3** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #353 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **52–1** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #108 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **162–2** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Darlene Taylor — primary (person)
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- Deborah Silcox — primary (person)
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- Eddie Lumsden — primary (person)
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- Kim Schofield — primary (person)
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- Lee Hawkins — primary (person)
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- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-17** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-01-27** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-01-28** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-04** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-27** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2025-02-27** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2025-02-28** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-21** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-31** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-31** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2025-04-02** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2025-04-08** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-01** Act 42 `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-01** 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/97b4f0a6-8acc-4678-b4d0-aca740186a9d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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