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2025-2026 Regular Session

HB1234

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

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.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
May 12, 2026
Last status update
House Date Signed by Governor
Author
Darlene Taylor
Co-sponsors
Lauren McDonaldDanny MathisMary Ann SantosPatty StinsonRicky Williams

Legislative progress

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Sent to Governor April 6, 2026 Governor approved May 12, 2026 Became law May 12, 2026
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Recorded floor votes

2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

March 4, 2026 · House

Passage: House Vote #625

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

166 yea–2 nay · 6 not voting · 3 absent

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March 19, 2026 · Senate

Passage: Senate Vote #755

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

46 yea–0 nay · 3 not voting · 5 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. State Effective Date 2026-07-01
  2. State Act 631
  3. House House Date Signed by Governor
  4. House House Sent to Governor
  5. Senate Senate Passed/Adopted View roll call
  6. Senate Senate Third Read
  7. Senate Senate Read Second Time
  8. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported
  9. Senate Senate Read and Referred
  10. House House Passed/Adopted View roll call
  11. House House Third Readers
  12. House House Committee Favorably Reported
  13. House House Second Readers
  14. House House First Readers
  15. House House Hopper
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
2111513
LegiScan session ID
2167
Source file
var/states/georgia/source/legiscan/2167-841ad2a0e705/bill/HB1234.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:17:01+00:00