Insurance; require health benefit policy coverage for medically necessary orthotic and prosthetic devices and their materials and components
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 24 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance generally, so as to require health benefit plans, policies, or contracts executed by the state to cover medically necessary orthotic devices and prosthetic devices and their materials and components; to revise a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Mar 9, 2026
Floor votes · House Mar 6, 2026
How they voted
138–2
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 151
Mar 6, 2026
D
Democratic64
93% Yea
R
Republican87
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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