SB 367 Georgia Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Certificate of Need; health care facilities, services, and equipment dedicated exclusively to the treatment of cancer; provide for exemption

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-6-47 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from certificate of need requirements, so as to provide an exemption for health care facilities, services, and equipment dedicated exclusively to the treatment of cancer; to provide for conditions; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 28, 2025 Last action Mar 10, 2026

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What changed between versions

As introduced LC 33 9822 → As Passed Senate · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was amended to expand eligibility for cancer treatment facility exemptions from certificate of need requirements. The language was changed from 'primarily and exclusively' to 'primarily or exclusively' to allow more facilities to qualify, and a new provision was added to exclude facilities within 35 miles of certain existing hospitals.

Scope change

The bill now applies to a broader range of cancer treatment facilities while adding a geographic limitation that excludes facilities near existing nonprofit sole community hospitals.

ELIGIBILITY

Changed eligibility criteria from requiring facilities to be 'primarily and exclusively' dedicated to cancer treatment to 'primarily or exclusively' dedicated, making more facilities eligible for the exemption.

Added a new exclusion that prevents facilities within 35 miles of an existing nonprofit hospital designated as a sole community hospital from receiving the exemption if that hospital offers chemotherapy or radiation therapy.

Changed language for medical technology and outpatient services from 'exclusively' to 'primarily' to broaden what equipment and services qualify for the exemption.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2026

How they voted

30–13

Passed · 5 other

Total votes 48

Mar 6, 2026

D Democratic19

3 Yea 13 Nay 3

68% Nay

R Republican29

27 Yea 2

93% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

upper

Mar 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

upper

Mar 28, 2025

Committee

Senate Read and Referred

upper

Mar 28, 2025

Introduced

Senate Hopper

upper

8 primary · 0 co-sponsors