Life Insurance; a policy of group life insurance from excluding or restricting liability for certain deaths occurring while an individual is an active duty service member; prohibit
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 25 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to life insurance, so as to prohibit a policy of group life insurance from excluding or restricting liability for certain deaths occurring while an individual is an active duty service member; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 5, 2025
Signed May 9, 2025
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The bill text was updated from its Senate passage version to the final approved version (SB 109/AP). The primary change involves updating the bill identifier from LC 46 1164S (SCS) to SB 109/AP, reflecting its progression through the legislative process. No substantive policy changes, scope modifications, funding adjustments, or eligibility criteria were altered in this diff.
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Updated bill reference from LC 46 1164S (SCS) to SB 109/AP to reflect final approval status
Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2025 · House Mar 18, 2025
How they voted
52–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 55
Mar 6, 2025
D
Democratic22
86% Yea
R
Republican33
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 9, 2025
Signed into law
Act 75
upper
May 9, 2025
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
30 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ben Watson
RRepublican
P
Brandon Beach
RRepublican
P
Carden Summers
RRepublican
P
Chuck Payne
RRepublican
P
David Lucas
DDemocratic
P
Doc Rhett
DDemocratic
P
Donzella James
DDemocratic
P
Ed Harbison
DDemocratic
P
Elena Parent
DDemocratic
P
Freddie Sims
DDemocratic
P
Gail Davenport
DDemocratic
P
Harold Jones
DDemocratic
P
John Albers
RRepublican
P
Josh McLaurin
DDemocratic
P
Kay Kirkpatrick
RRepublican
P
Kenya Wicks
DDemocratic
P
Kim Jackson
DDemocratic
P
Larry Walker
RRepublican
P
Nabilah Parkes
DDemocratic
P
Nan Orrock
DDemocratic
P
Nikki Merritt
DDemocratic
P
RaShaun Kemp
DDemocratic
P
Randal Mangham
DDemocratic
P
Randy Robertson
RRepublican
P
Russ Goodman
RRepublican
P
Sally Harrell
DDemocratic
P
Sam Watson
RRepublican
P
Sheikh Rahman
DDemocratic
P
Sonya Halpern
DDemocratic
P
Tonya Anderson
DDemocratic
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