GA HB 1398
died on adjournmentGeorgia Child Care Alternatives, Resources, and Education Act; Trixtian's Law; enact
Georgia · 2025_26 · lower
Quick answers
Did GA HB 1398 pass?
No. GA HB 1398 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 (2026-02-26): House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
What is GA HB 1398 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to arrest by law enforcement officers generally, so as to revise provisions relating to the arrests of pregnant women; to provide that women who have been arrested are offered pregnancy testing within a certain time of detention; to provide limitations on the use and disclosure of such information; to provide for bond; to provide for bond limitations; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 42 of the O.C.G.A., relating to inmate policies, so as to revise provisions relating to the treatment during incarceration of pregnant and postpartum women; to provide for definitions; to establish certain sentencing requirements for pregnant and postpartum women; to provide for related matters; to provide for short titles; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA HB 1398?
Sharon Cooper, Lehman Franklin, Spencer Frye and 3 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 1398.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to arrest by law enforcement officers generally, so as to revise provisions relating to the arrests of pregnant women; to provide that women who have been arrested are offered pregnancy testing within a certain time of detention; to provide limitations on the use and disclosure of such information; to provide for bond; to provide for bond limitations; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 42 of the O.C.G.A., relating to inmate policies, so as to revise provisions relating to the treatment during incarceration of pregnant and postpartum women; to provide for definitions; to establish certain sentencing requirements for pregnant and postpartum women; to provide for related matters; to provide for short titles; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-19
- Latest action
- 2026-02-26 — House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Sharon Cooperprimary
- Lehman Franklinprimary
- Spencer Fryeprimary
- Leesa Haganprimary
- Kasey Carpenterprimary
- Bill Hitchensprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2026-02-19
House Hopper
introduction
2026-02-20
House First Readers
reading-1
2026-02-24
House Second Readers
reading-2
2026-02-26
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
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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