Bill Sponsor
Georgia Senate Bill 72
Session 2025_26
"Hope for Georgia Patients Act"; enact
Became Law
Became Law
Signed by Governor on May 12, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
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Bill
Bill Number
72
State
Georgia
Session
2025_26
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
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Summary
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.
Actions (15)
07/01/2025
Georgia General Assembly
Effective Date
05/12/2025
Senate
Act 122
05/12/2025
Senate
Senate Date Signed by Governor
04/07/2025
Senate
Senate Sent to Governor
03/27/2025
House
House Passed/Adopted
03/27/2025
House
House Third Readers
03/20/2025
House
House Committee Favorably Reported
02/27/2025
House
House Second Readers
02/26/2025
House
House First Readers
02/24/2025
Senate
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
02/24/2025
Senate
Senate Third Read
02/12/2025
Senate
Senate Read Second Time
02/11/2025
Senate
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
02/04/2025
Senate
Senate Read and Referred
02/03/2025
Senate
Senate Hopper