HB 1234 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

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

Summary

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.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Feb 6, 2026 Signed May 12, 2026

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What changed between versions

LC 52 0970/a → HB 1234/AP* · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill title was updated to reflect that it has passed both the House and Senate, indicating it is now in its final form ready for the Governor's signature. The document version number was updated to show this new status. No substantive policy changes, such as new funding, eligibility rules, or definitions, were identified in the provided text.

TECHNICAL

The bill title was amended to include '(AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)' to indicate its legislative status, and the document version identifier was updated from 'LC 52 0970' to 'LC 52 0970/AP'.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 19, 2026 · House Mar 4, 2026

How they voted

39–0

Passed · 8 other

Total votes 47

Mar 19, 2026

D Democratic18

14 Yea 4

77% Yea

R Republican29

25 Yea 4

86% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 12, 2026

Signed into law

Act 631

upper

May 12, 2026

Signed into law

House Date Signed by Governor

lower

Mar 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Passed/Adopted

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Favorably Reported

upper

Mar 6, 2026

Committee

Senate Read and Referred

upper

Mar 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Passed/Adopted

lower

Feb 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported

lower

Feb 6, 2026

Introduced

House Hopper

lower

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors