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GA HB 672

died on adjournment

Georgia Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act; enact

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Quick answers

Did GA HB 672 pass?

No. GA HB 672 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 (2025-03-03): House Second Readers

What is GA HB 672 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Public Health, so as to enact the "Georgia Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act"; to provide for definitions; to require perinatal facilities in this state to implement evidence based implicit bias programs for its healthcare professionals; to require certain components in such programs; to provide for initial and refresher training; to provide for the compilation and tracking of data on severe maternal morbidity and pregnancy related deaths; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA HB 672?

Park Cannon, Debra Bazemore, Tanya Miller and 1 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 672.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Public Health, so as to enact the "Georgia Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act"; to provide for definitions; to require perinatal facilities in this state to implement evidence based implicit bias programs for its healthcare professionals; to require certain components in such programs; to provide for initial and refresher training; to provide for the compilation and tracking of data on severe maternal morbidity and pregnancy related deaths; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-02-27
Latest action
2025-03-03 — House Second Readers
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Park Cannonprimary
  • Debra Bazemoreprimary
  • Tanya Millerprimary
  • Karen Bennettprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-27

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2025-02-28

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2025-03-03

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70973

Attribution

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