Georgia bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB 1398
Georgia Child Care Alternatives, Resources, and Education Act; Trixtian's Law; enact
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Sharon Cooper (Republican)
- Lehman Franklin (Republican)
- Spencer Frye (Democratic)
- Leesa Hagan (Republican)
- Kasey Carpenter (Republican)
- Bill Hitchens (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Georgia legislature· description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to arrest by law enforcement officers generally, so as to revise provisions relating to the arrests of pregnant women; to provide that women who have been arrested are offered pregnancy testing within a certain time of detention; to provide limitations on the use and disclosure of such information; to provide for bond; to provide for bond limitations; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 42 of the O.C.G.A., relating to inmate policies, so as to revise provisions relating to the treatment during incarceration of pregnant and postpartum women; to provide for definitions; to establish certain sentencing requirements for pregnant and postpartum women; to provide for related matters; to provide for short titles; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Feb 26, 2026 · House
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute - Feb 24, 2026 · House
House Second Readers - Feb 20, 2026 · House
House First Readers - Feb 19, 2026 · House
House Hopper