Georgia House Bill 1234

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Passed on May 12 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-12 - Effective Date 2026-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 19 of Title 47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the State Employees' Assurance Department, so as to provide for the assignment of certain group term life insurance benefits to pay for funeral services of a deceased individual who was a member of the Employees' Retirement System of Georgia, Georgia Legislative Retirement System, or Georgia Judicial Retirement System; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

State Employees' Assurance Department; assignment of certain group term life insurance benefits to pay for funeral services of a deceased individual who was a member of certain retirement systems; provisions

Rep. Darlene Taylor [R]	Rep. Lauren McDonald [R]	Rep. Danny Mathis [R]	Rep. Mary Ann Santos [D]
Rep. Patty Stinson [D]	Sen. Ricky Williams [R]

2026-03-19 - Senate - Passage: Senate Vote #755 (Y: 46 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2026-03-04 - House - Passage: House Vote #625 (Y: 166 N: 2 NV: 6 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-12		Effective Date 2026-07-01
2026-05-12		Act 631
2026-05-12	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2026-04-06	House	House Sent to Governor
2026-03-19	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2026-03-19	Senate	Senate Third Read
2026-03-16	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2026-03-12	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2026-03-06	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2026-03-04	House	House Passed/Adopted
2026-03-04	House	House Third Readers
2026-02-25	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2026-02-10	House	House Second Readers
2026-02-09	House	House First Readers
2026-02-06	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72955
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/241855
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/246705
Supplement	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/241899
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72955#26013
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72955#26263