Georgia bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia 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
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Blake Tillery (Republican)
- Carden Summers (Republican)
- Randy Robertson (Republican)
- Ben Watson (Republican)
- Larry Walker, III (Republican)
- John Albers (Republican)
- Frank Ginn (Republican)
- Bill Cowsert (Republican)
- Steve Gooch (Republican)
- John F. Kennedy
- Max Burns (Republican)
- Chuck Hufstetler (Republican)
- Bo Hatchett (Republican)
- Rick Williams (Republican)
- Chuck Payne (Republican)
- Drew Echols (Republican)
- Brandon Beach
- Greg Dolezal (Republican)
- Sam Watson (Republican)
- Clint Dixon (Republican)
- Russ Goodman (Republican)
- Lee Anderson (Republican)
- Marty Harbin (Republican)
- Matt Brass (Republican)
- Brian Strickland (Republican)
- Clint Dixon (Republican)
- Timothy Bearden (Republican)
- Freddie Powell Sims
- Ed Harbison (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Georgia legislature· description
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.
Text versions
- As Introduced LC 52 0647
- Floor Amend 1 AM 49 0220
- Floor Amend 2 AM 46 0092
- Committee Sub LC 46 1061S
- As passed Senate
- LC 46 1248S/hss
- LC 46 1566S/hss
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2025 Senate | Senate Vote #40 - 2025-2026 Regular Session | fail | Set your home in Georgia to see |
| Feb 11, 2025 Senate | Senate Vote #39 - 2025-2026 Regular Session | fail | Set your home in Georgia to see |
| Feb 11, 2025 Senate | Senate Vote #41 - 2025-2026 Regular Session | pass | Set your home in Georgia to see |
| Feb 11, 2025 Senate | Senate Vote #42 - 2025-2026 Regular Session | pass | Set your home in Georgia to see |
Actions
- Apr 2, 2026 · House
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute - Apr 4, 2025 · House
House Withdrawn, Recommitted - Apr 2, 2025 · House
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute - Feb 13, 2025 · House
House Second Readers - Feb 12, 2025 · House
House First Readers - Feb 11, 2025 · Senate
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute - Feb 11, 2025 · Senate
Senate Third Read - Feb 6, 2025 · Senate
Senate Read Second Time - Feb 5, 2025 · Senate
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute - Jan 29, 2025 · Senate
Senate Read and Referred - Jan 28, 2025 · Senate
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