"The Honorable Jimmy Carter Cancer Treatment Access Act"; enact
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general insurance provisions, so as to provide that no health benefit plan shall require an insured to fail to successfully respond to a drug or drugs for stage four advanced, metastatic cancer prior to the approval of a drug prescribed by his or her physician; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings and intent; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2016
Committee Review
Mar 2016
House Passage
Feb 2016
Senate Passage
Mar 2016
Signed into Law
Apr 2016
Introduced Feb 9, 2016
Signed Apr 27, 2016
Floor votes · House Feb 22, 2016
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Apr 27, 2016
Signed into law
Act 489
upper
Apr 27, 2016
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 14, 2016
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 10, 2016
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 23, 2016
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 22, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 17, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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