# Georgia HB 94: Insurance; medically necessary expenses for standard fertility preservation services when a medically necessary treatment for cancer, sickle cell disease, or lupus may directly or indirectly cause an impairment of fertility; require coverage

Georgia HB 94, Insurance; medically necessary expenses for standard fertility preservation services when a medically necessary treatment for cancer, sickle cell disease, or lupus may directly or indirectly cause an impairment of fertility; require coverage, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Sharon Cooper (Republican), Lee Hawkins (Republican), Eddie Lumsden (Republican) and 3 others; status signed, last action 2025-05-01 (House Date Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 94
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Insurance; medically necessary expenses for standard fertility preservation services when a medically necessary treatment for cancer, sickle cell disease, or lupus may directly or indirectly cause an impairment of fertility; require coverage
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-17
- Last action: 2025-05-01, House Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Sharon Cooper (Republican), Lee Hawkins (Republican), Eddie Lumsden (Republican), Kim Schofield (Democrat), Deborah Silcox (Republican), Darlene Taylor (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Health, Insurance and Labor, General Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (376 yes, 6 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Georgia patients get fertility coverage with limits: mixed, medium. Georgia individual and group major-medical policies issued or renewed after January 1, 2026, must cover standard fertility preservation services. Coverage applies when medically necessary treatment for cancer, sickle cell disease, or lupus may directly or indirectly harm fertility. Services include…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Sharon Cooper (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lee Hawkins (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Eddie Lumsden (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Kim Schofield (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Deborah Silcox (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Darlene Taylor (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chuck Hufstetler (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-02 | House | Agree to Senate Substitute | pass | 162 | 3 | 6 |
| 2025-03-31 | Senate | PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE | pass | 52 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 162 | 2 | 4 |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-05-01: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-01: Act 42
- 2025-05-01: Effective Date
- 2025-04-08: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-02: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub (House)
- 2025-03-31: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-02-27: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2025-02-04: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2025-01-28: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-01-27: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-01-17: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 94/AP* (v7): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239067)

## Related bills

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- SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide (signed)
- SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (signed)
- SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact (signed)
- HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish (signed)
- HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact (signed)

## Sources
- [HB 94/AP* (v7) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239067)

## Related
- [SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckles…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB160-2025-2026)
- [SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB384-2025-2026)
- [SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Servic…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB76-2025-2026)
- [SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB406-2025-2026)
- [HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1391-2025-2026)
- [HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1344-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB94-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).