Georgia Women's Bill of Rights; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions, so as to enact the "Georgia Women's Bill of Rights"; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to provide a specification for the gathering of vital statistics; to amend Titles 15, 17, 20, 40, 44, 49, and 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to courts, criminal procedure, education, motor vehicles and traffic, property, social services, and state government, respectively, so as to provide for conforming changes; to provide for severability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
2023-2024 Regular Session
The General Assembly finds the following with respect to the application of an individual's sex pursuant to any state law or rules and regulations: (1) The term 'sex' means the biological state of being male or female, in the context of reproductive potential or capacity, based on the individual's sex organs, chromosomes, naturally occurring sex hormones, gonads, and unambiguous internal and external genitalia present at birth, including secondary sex characteristics; (2) An individual's sex can be observed or clinically verified at or before birth and in no case is an individual's sex determined by stipulation or self-identification; (3) The term 'female' means an individual who has, had, will have, or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident, the reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, and utilizes eggs for fertilization; (4) The term 'male' means an individual who has, had, will have, or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident, the reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, and utilizes sperm for fertilization; (5) The term 'woman' means an adult human female; (6) The term 'girl' means a minor human female; (7) The term 'man' means an adult human male; (8) The term 'boy' means a minor human male; (9) The term 'mother' means a parent of the female sex; (10) The term 'father' means a parent of the male sex;
History
Date | Action |
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2024-02-07 | House Second Readers |
2024-02-06 | House First Readers |
2024-02-01 | House Hopper |