HR 1334: Georgia Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Day at the state capitol; 03/10/26; recognize

This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives does not change any law. Instead, it formally recognizes March 10, 2026, as Georgia Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Day at the state capitol. The whereas clauses describe the scope of the issue, noting that more than 18,000 Georgians lose a limb each year and over 200,000 live with limb loss, limb difference, or mobility impairments, often caused by diabetes, vascular disease, infection, cancer, or trauma. The resolution highlights the importance of access to prosthetic and orthotic care for daily activities, work, hygiene, and physical fitness, and notes that such care is treated as a habilitative or rehabilitative health benefit under state and federal essential health benefit rules. It closes by directing the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.

• Designates March 10, 2026, as Georgia Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Day at the state capitol.
• States that the day is meant to honor Georgia residents with limb loss or limb difference and their advocacy for inclusive medical coverage policy.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make copies of the resolution available to the public and the press.
• Does not create, amend, or repeal any Georgia statute or insurance requirement; it is a symbolic recognition only.

Georgians living with limb loss, limb difference, or mobility impairments, along with advocacy groups focused on prosthetic and orthotic care. It also touches state employees, public school teachers, and University System of Georgia employees whose health coverage is referenced in the resolution's background language.

While the resolution itself does not change insurance coverage or law, it draws public attention to gaps in access to prosthetic and orthotic care for Georgians with limb loss or difference, potentially informing future legislative or policy discussions on healthcare coverage.

• The whereas clauses cite that over 18,000 Georgians lose a limb annually and more than 200,000 live with limb loss, limb difference, or mobility impairments.
• The resolution notes that prosthetic and orthotic clinical care is considered a habilitative or rehabilitative health benefit under state and federal essential health benefit standards.
• The resolving clause formally recognizes March 10, 2026, as Georgia Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Day at the state capitol.
• A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.

1. 2026-02-11House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2026-02-11House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-02-11House Hopper (House)

• David Clark (R, HD-100)Primary sponsor
• Karen Mathiak (R, HD-082)
• Eddie Lumsden (R, HD-012)
• Trey Kelley (R, HD-016)
• Kim Schofield (D, HD-063)
• Steven Sainz (R, HD-180)

• disability awareness
• limb loss
• healthcare access
• state capitol recognition