GA SB 30
withdrawnHospitals 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No. GA SB 30 was withdrawn on 2025-04-04 and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2025-04-04): House Withdrawn, Recommitted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- 2025-04-04 — House Withdrawn, Recommitted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
2025-01-27
Senate Hopper
introduction
2025-01-28
Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee
2025-02-13
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-18
Senate Read Second Time
reading-2
2025-03-03
Senate Third Read
reading-3
2025-03-03
Senate Passed/Adopted
passage
2025-03-04
House First Readers
reading-1
2025-03-06
House Second Readers
reading-2
2025-03-27
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable
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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