Georgia House Bill 943 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on April 15 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-04-15 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding insurance generally, so as to require that a health benefit policy that provides coverage for intravenously administered or injected chemotherapy for the treatment of cancer shall provide coverage no less favorable for orally administered chemotherapy; to provide a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide prohibited actions; to provide an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Cancer Treatment Fairness Act; enact

Rep. Lee Hawkins [R]	Rep. Richard Smith [R]	Rep. Matthew Ramsey [R]	Rep. Sharon Cooper [R]
Rep. Bruce Broadrick [R]	Rep. Virgil Fludd [D]	Sen. Renee Unterman [R]

2014-03-18 - Senate - Senate Vote #704 (Y: 17 N: 38 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2014-03-18 - Senate - Senate Vote #705 (Y: 37 N: 16 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-03-18 - House - House Vote #834 (Y: 108 N: 47 NV: 11 Abs: 14) [PASS]
2014-03-18 - House - House Vote #835 (Y: 106 N: 48 NV: 12 Abs: 14) [PASS]
2014-03-18 - Senate - Senate Vote #703 (Y: 17 N: 38 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2014-03-18 - Senate - Senate Vote #706 (Y: 37 N: 17 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-03-13 - Senate - Senate Vote #626 (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2014-02-21 - House - House Vote #552 (Y: 158 N: 6 NV: 4 Abs: 12) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-04-15		Effective Date
2014-04-15		Act 529
2014-04-15	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2014-03-26	House	House Sent to Governor
2014-03-18	Senate	Senate Agrees House Amend or Sub
2014-03-18	House	House Agrees Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
2014-03-13	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2014-03-13	Senate	Senate Third Read
2014-03-13	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2014-03-13	Senate	Senate Tabled
2014-03-12	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2014-03-12	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2014-02-24	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2014-02-21	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2014-02-21	House	House Third Readers
2014-02-19	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2014-02-10	House	House Second Readers
2014-02-07	House	House First Readers
2014-02-06	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/41181
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20132014/139170
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20132014/140343
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20132014/140927
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20132014/143272
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20132014/144444
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/41181#11489
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/41181#11835
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/41181#11932
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/41181#11929
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/41181#11988
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/41181#11987
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/41181#11931
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/41181#11930