2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

SB39: Employees' Insurance and Benefits Plans; expenses for gender-affirming care under the state health benefit plan or with any state funds; prohibit coverage

Legislative Summary

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.

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Bill History

1/28/2025
Senate Hopper
Senate
1/29/2025
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
2/5/2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate
2/6/2025
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
2/11/2025
Senate Third Read
Senate
2/11/2025
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Senate
2/12/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/13/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
House of Representatives

Amendments

House Floor Amendment

Floor Amend 1 AM 49 0220

2/11/2025Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment

Floor Amend 2 AM 46 0092

2/11/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Adoption Of Amendment #2 By The Senator From The 41st: Senate Vote #39
2/11/2025
19
Yea
33
Nay
1
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: FAILED
Motion To Immediately Transmit: Senate Vote #42
2/11/2025
32
Yea
18
Nay
3
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Motion To Reconsider Amendment #2: Senate Vote #40
2/11/2025
19
Yea
33
Nay
1
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: FAILED
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #41
2/11/2025
33
Yea
19
Nay
1
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED