Georgia - Session 1033
Title: Georgia Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act; enact
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."
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-27 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2025-03-03 | Status | in_committee |
| 2025-03-03 | Latest Action | House Second Readers |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1138 | Increasing Access to Contraceptives Act; enact | passed_upper |
| HB 1238 | Community Health, Department of; submit a waiver request to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to authorize the qualification of certain caregivers for Medicaid reimbursement | passed_upper |
| HB 1295 | Physician Assistant Licensure Compact; enter into an interstate compact | passed_upper |
| HB 334 | Sickle Cell Disease Protection Act; enact | passed_upper |
| HB 350 | Domestic relations; safe places for newborns; revise provisions | passed_upper |
| HB 506 | Social services; Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation treatments; provide | passed_upper |
| HB 659 | Health; rural assistance; expand medical education funding and the service cancelable loan program to include optometrists | passed_upper |
| SB 39 | Employees' Insurance and Benefits Plans; expenses for gender-affirming care under the state health benefit plan or with any state funds; prohibit coverage | in_committee |