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GA HB 1250

died on adjournment

Daniel Waters Act; enact

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Quick answers

Did GA HB 1250 pass?

No. GA HB 1250 died when the 2025-26 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-25): House Committee Favorably Reported

What is GA HB 1250 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions concerning the Department of Public Health, so as to require certain hospitals to offer perinatal bereavement care counseling options and any available perinatal bereavement devices; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for contingent effectiveness upon appropriation of funds; to provide for a repealer clause; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA HB 1250?

Scott Hilton, Lee Hawkins, Darlene Taylor and 3 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 1250.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions concerning the Department of Public Health, so as to require certain hospitals to offer perinatal bereavement care counseling options and any available perinatal bereavement devices; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for contingent effectiveness upon appropriation of funds; to provide for a repealer clause; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2026-02-09
Latest action
2026-02-25 — House Committee Favorably Reported
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Scott Hiltonprimary
  • Lee Hawkinsprimary
  • Darlene Taylorprimary
  • Katie Dempseyprimary
  • Jesse Petreaprimary
  • Sharon Cooperprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-09

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2026-02-10

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2026-02-11

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

  4. 2026-02-25

    House Committee Favorably Reported

    committee-passage-favorable

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

Attribution

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