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GA SB 30

withdrawn

Hospitals and Related Institutions; hormone therapies and puberty-blocking medications for certain purposes to minors; prohibit prescribing or administering

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

Quick answers

Did GA SB 30 pass?

No. GA SB 30 was withdrawn on 2025-04-04 and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2025-04-04): House Withdrawn, Recommitted

What is GA SB 30 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 and Article 1 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of hospitals and related institutions and the Georgia Composite Medical Board, respectively, so as to prohibit prescribing or administering certain hormone therapies and puberty-blocking medications for certain purposes to minors; to provide for definitions; to provide for limited exceptions; to provide for a remedy for a parent or guardian of a minor; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA SB 30?

Ben Watson, Steve Gooch, John F. Kennedy and 27 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 30.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 and Article 1 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of hospitals and related institutions and the Georgia Composite Medical Board, respectively, so as to prohibit prescribing or administering certain hormone therapies and puberty-blocking medications for certain purposes to minors; to provide for definitions; to provide for limited exceptions; to provide for a remedy for a parent or guardian of a minor; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-01-27
Latest action
2025-04-04 — House Withdrawn, Recommitted
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Ben Watsonprimary
  • Steve Goochprimary
  • John F. Kennedyprimary
  • Clint Dixonprimary
  • Greg Dolezalprimary
  • Bill Cowsertprimary
  • Matt Brassprimary
  • John Albersprimary
  • Jason Anavitarteprimary
  • Billy Hickmanprimary
  • Randy Robertsonprimary
  • Blake Tilleryprimary
  • Larry Walker, IIIprimary
  • Carden Summersprimary
  • Mike Hodgesprimary
  • Brian Stricklandprimary
  • Lee Andersonprimary
  • Russ Goodmanprimary
  • Shawn Stillprimary
  • Bo Hatchettprimary
  • Drew Echolsprimary
  • Max Burnsprimary
  • Colton Mooreprimary
  • Rick Williamsprimary
  • Timothy Beardenprimary
  • Sam Watsonprimary
  • Chuck Payneprimary
  • Frank Ginnprimary
  • Brandon Beachprimary
  • Chuck Hufstetlerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-27

    Senate Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2025-01-28

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-02-13

    Senate Committee Favorably Reported

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2025-02-18

    Senate Read Second Time

    reading-2

  5. 2025-03-03

    Senate Third Read

    reading-3

  6. 2025-03-03

    Senate Passed/Adopted

    passage

  7. 2025-03-04

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  8. 2025-03-06

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

  9. 2025-03-27

    House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2025-04-04

    House Withdrawn, Recommitted

    referral-committee,withdrawal

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Vote #120 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2025-03-03 · pass · 34-19

    Member-level votes (54)
    • ALBERS: yes
    • ANAVITARTE: yes
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • BEACH: yes
    • BEARDEN: yes
    • BRASS: yes
    • BURNS: yes
    • COWSERT: yes
    • DAVENPORT: no
    • DIXON: yes
    • DOLEZAL: yes
    • ECHOLS: yes
    • ESTEVES: no
    • GINN: yes
    • GOOCH: yes
    • GOODMAN: yes
    • HALPERN: no
    • HARBIN: yes
    • HARBISON: other
    • HARRELL: no
    • HATCHETT: yes
    • HICKMAN: yes
    • HODGES: yes
    • HUFSTETLER: yes
    • JACKSON: no
    • JAMES: no
    • JONES: no
    • JONES II: no
    • KEMP: no
    • KENNEDY: yes
    • KIRKPATRICK: yes
    • LUCAS: no
    • MALLOW: no
    • MANGHAM: other
    • MCLAURIN: no
    • MERRITT: no
    • MOORE: yes
    • ORROCK: no
    • PARENT: no
    • PARKES: no
    • PAYNE: yes
    • RAHMAN: no
    • RHETT: no
    • ROBERTSON: yes
    • SETZLER: yes
    • SIMS: yes
    • STILL: yes
    • STRICKLAND: yes
    • SUMMERS: yes
    • TILLERY: yes
    • WALKER, III: yes
    • WATSON: yes
    • WICKS: no
    • WILLIAMS: yes
  • Senate Vote #119 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2025-03-03 · fail · 20-34

    Member-level votes (54)
    • ALBERS: no
    • ANAVITARTE: no
    • ANDERSON: no
    • BEACH: no
    • BEARDEN: no
    • BRASS: no
    • BURNS: no
    • COWSERT: no
    • DAVENPORT: yes
    • DIXON: no
    • DOLEZAL: no
    • ECHOLS: no
    • ESTEVES: yes
    • GINN: no
    • GOOCH: no
    • GOODMAN: no
    • HALPERN: yes
    • HARBIN: no
    • HARBISON: yes
    • HARRELL: yes
    • HATCHETT: no
    • HICKMAN: no
    • HODGES: no
    • HUFSTETLER: no
    • JACKSON: yes
    • JAMES: yes
    • JONES: yes
    • JONES II: yes
    • KEMP: yes
    • KENNEDY: no
    • KIRKPATRICK: no
    • LUCAS: yes
    • MALLOW: yes
    • MANGHAM: other
    • MCLAURIN: yes
    • MERRITT: yes
    • MOORE: no
    • ORROCK: no
    • PARENT: yes
    • PARKES: yes
    • PAYNE: no
    • RAHMAN: yes
    • RHETT: yes
    • ROBERTSON: no
    • SETZLER: no
    • SIMS: yes
    • STILL: no
    • STRICKLAND: no
    • SUMMERS: no
    • TILLERY: no
    • WALKER, III: no
    • WATSON: no
    • WICKS: yes
    • WILLIAMS: no

Related bills

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