Georgia legislation · Georgia 2026 Special Session
Georgia HR7: Endometrial cancer as public health concern; recognize
Status: Passed both chambers, June 17, 2026
A RESOLUTION recognizing endometrial cancer as a significant public health concern in the State of Georgia and promoting broad awareness and the importance of prevention, screening, and treatment; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
A resolution Recognizing endometrial cancer as a significant public health concern in the State of Georgia and promoting broad awareness and the importance of prevention, screening, and treatment; and for other purposes.
From the introduced text:
A RESOLUTION Recognizing endometrial cancer as a significant public health concern in the State of Georgia and promoting broad awareness and the importance of prevention, screening, and treatment; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, endometrial cancer, the most common type of uterine cancer, accounts for approximately 95 percent of all uterine cancer cases and develops when cells in the lining of the uterus mutate or change and become malignant; and WHEREAS, it ranks as the most common gynecologic malignancy in the United States, with approximately 66,000 cases diagnosed annually; and WHEREAS, endometrial cancer primarily affects postmenopausal women, with the average age at diagnosis being approximately 60 years, and is uncommon among women younger than 45 years of age; and WHEREAS, uterine cancer incidence has increased in recent decades and is now the fourth most common cancer in women; and H. R. 7EX LC 112 4271 WHEREAS, approximately 3.1 percent of women in the United States will be diagnosed with uterine cancer during their lifetime, and nearly 900,000 women are currently living with a history of uterine cancer; and WHEREAS, data from the Georgia Comprehensive Cancer Registry within the Georgia Department of Public Health indicates that from 2019 through 2023, the incidence rate of uterine corpus cancer (cancer of the body of the uterus) among women in Georgia was 25.4 cases per …
Sponsors
- Kim Schofield (D, 63) · primary sponsor
- Viola Davis (D, 87)
- Sandra Scott (D, 76)
- Marvin Lim (D, 98)
- Cannon, Park (D, 58)
Latest actions
- : House Read and Adopted
- : House First Readers
- : House Hopper
Common questions
- What is HR7?
- HR7 is a bill in the Georgia Legislature (Georgia 2026 Special Session): Endometrial cancer as public health concern; recognize.
- What does HR7 do?
- In its own words: A resolution Recognizing endometrial cancer as a significant public health concern in the State of Georgia and promoting broad awareness and the importance of prevention, screening, and treatment; and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HR7?
- Passed both chambers as of June 17, 2026. Latest action: House Read and Adopted (June 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR7?
- Kim Schofield (D, 63), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR7?
- On the Georgia Legislature website: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74798
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