Cancer Treatment Fairness Act; enact
Summary
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.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2014
Committee Review
Mar 2014
House Passage
Feb 2014
Senate Passage
Mar 2014
Signed into Law
Apr 2014
Introduced Feb 6, 2014
Signed Apr 15, 2014
Floor votes · House Feb 21, 2014
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Apr 15, 2014
Signed into law
Act 529
upper
Apr 15, 2014
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 18, 2014
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 18, 2014
Introduced
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
lower
Mar 13, 2014
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Mar 12, 2014
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 24, 2014
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 21, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 19, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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