Georgia · Senate Bill 39 · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Employees' Insurance and Benefits Plans; expenses for gender-affirming care under the state health benefit plan or with any state funds; prohibit…

SB 39 Sponsored by Blake Tillery Passed one chamber, then died

  1. Introduced Jan 28, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 29, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Feb 11, 2025
  4. Died  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 18 of Title 45, Chapter 4 of Title 49, and Chapter 1 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the employees' insurance and benefits plans, public assistance, and general provisions relative to state government, respectively, so as to prohibit coverage of expenses for gender-affirming care under the state health benefit plan or with any state…

Read the full title (120 words)

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 18 of Title 45, Chapter 4 of Title 49, and Chapter 1 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the employees' insurance and benefits plans, public assistance, and general provisions relative to state government, respectively, so as to prohibit coverage of expenses for gender-affirming care under the state health benefit plan or with any state funds; to provide for definitions; to provide for limited exceptions; to prohibit state healthcare facilities and healthcare providers employed by the state from providing gender-affirming care; to provide for related matters; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Read the full official title (22 words)

Employees' Insurance and Benefits Plans; expenses for gender-affirming care under the state health benefit plan or with any state funds; prohibit coverage

Every action

11 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. SenateSenate Hopper
  2. CommitteeSenate Read and Referred · Senate Insurance and Labor
  3. CommitteeSenate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Senate Insurance and Labor
  4. SenateSenate Read Second Time
  5. SenateSenate Third Read
  6. SenateSenate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
  7. CommitteeHouse First Readers · House Health
  8. HouseHouse Second Readers
  9. CommitteeHouse Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · House Health
  10. CommitteeHouse Withdrawn, Recommitted · House Health
  11. CommitteeHouse Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · House Health

Roll calls

4 recorded votes: 4 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #2 BY THE SENATOR FROM THE 41ST (Senate Vote #39) · Full Senate

19–33
Feb 11, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 19 No 33 Not voting 4
Democrats: 19 yes, 0 no Republicans: 0 yes, 33 no
How each member voted

Yes · 19

No · 33

Not voting · 1

Excused · 3

MOTION TO RECONSIDER AMENDMENT #2 (Senate Vote #40) · Full Senate

19–33
Feb 11, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 19 No 33 Not voting 4
Democrats: 19 yes, 0 no Republicans: 0 yes, 33 no
How each member voted

Yes · 19

No · 33

Not voting · 1

Excused · 3

PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE (Senate Vote #41) · Full Senate

Passed 33–19
Feb 11, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 33 No 19 Not voting 4
Democrats: 0 yes, 19 no Republicans: 33 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 33

No · 19

Not voting · 1

Excused · 3

MOTION TO IMMEDIATELY TRANSMIT (Senate Vote #42) · Full Senate

32–18
Feb 11, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 32 No 18 Not voting 6
Democrats: 0 yes, 18 no Republicans: 32 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 32

No · 18

Not voting · 3

Excused · 3

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 29 cosponsors: 27 Republicans, 2 Democrats.

All 29 cosponsors

From Georgia's official records (www.legis.ga.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.