2025-2026 Regular Session
SB72
"Hope for Georgia Patients Act"; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 52 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to terminally ill patient's right to try investigational drugs, biological products, and devices, so as to expand access to individualized investigational treatments to patients who have severely debilitating or life-threatening illnesses; to provide for definitions; to provide for eligibility criteria; to provide for written informed consent; to allow certain manufacturers or eligible facilities to make available individualized investigational treatments; to provide that coverage is not mandatory; to prohibit the sanctions against a physician's license; to provide exemption to liability for certain charges; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Legislative progress
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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.
February 24, 2025 · Senate
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #86
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
56 yea–0 nay
March 27, 2025 · House
Passage: House Vote #318
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
161 yea–0 nay · 16 not voting · 3 absent
Committee referrals
February 26, 2025 · House
Health
February 4, 2025 · Senate
Health and Human Services
Instrument history
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State Effective Date 2025-07-01
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State Act 122
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Senate Senate Date Signed by Governor
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Senate Senate Sent to Governor
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House House Passed/Adopted View roll call
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House House Third Readers
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House House Committee Favorably Reported
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House House Second Readers
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House House First Readers
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Senate Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
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Senate Senate Third Read
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Senate Senate Read Second Time
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Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
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Senate Senate Read and Referred
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Senate Senate Hopper