Public Health, Department of; require certain state government buildings, courthouses, and university buildings maintain and make accessible opioid antagonists
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Public Health, so as to require that certain state government buildings, courthouses, and university buildings maintain and make accessible opioid antagonists; to provide for definitions; to provide for the identification, development, and dissemination of educational materials and for the development of a model policy for training individuals on emergency opioid antagonist administration by the department; to provide that certain government entities shall establish and implement an internal policy; to provide for immunity; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Selected quotes
Revising Code Section 31-7-3.5, relating to treatment of minors for gender dysphoria and penalty for violations, as follows: [...] None of the following irreversible procedures or irreversible or reversible therapies shall be performed on or prescribed or administered to a minor if such procedure or therapy is performed, prescribed, or administered for the purpose of attempting to alter a minor's sex or to alter the appearance of or affirm the minor's perception of his or her gender or sex if such appearance or perception is inconsistent with the minor's sex in an institution licensed pursuant to this article: [...] Hormone therapies that are prescribed or administered for the purpose of altering primary or secondary sex characteristics or puberty blocking medications that are prescribed or administered for the purpose of delaying or suppressing puberty.
Legislative Session
2023-2024 Regular Session
Calendar
| date | time | type | location | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-11 | 15:00 | Hearing | 450 CAP | Senate Health & Human Services Committee |
| 2024-02-15 | 14:00 | Hearing | 415 CLOB | House Public Health |
| 2024-02-15 | 14:00 | Hearing | 403 CAP | House Public Health |
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2024-03-28 | Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| 2024-03-28 | Senate Third Read |
| 2024-03-28 | Senate Taken from Table |
| 2024-03-26 | Senate Tabled |
| 2024-03-14 | Senate Read Second Time |
| 2024-03-13 | Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| 2024-02-26 | Senate Read and Referred |
| 2024-02-22 | House Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| 2024-02-22 | House Third Readers |
| 2024-02-16 | House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| 2024-02-09 | House Second Readers |
| 2024-02-08 | House First Readers |
| 2024-02-07 | House Hopper |