Hospitals and Related Institutions; hormone therapies and puberty-blocking medications for certain purposes to minors; prohibit prescribing or administering
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 31 and Article 1 of Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to regulation of hospitals and related institutions and the Georgia Composite Medical Board, respectively, so as to prohibit prescribing or administering certain hormone therapies and puberty-blocking medications for certain purposes to minors; to provide for definitions; to provide for limited exceptions; to provide for a remedy for a parent or guardian of a minor; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
2025-2026 Regular Session
None of the following irreversible procedures or irreversible or reversible treatments shall be performed on prescribed or administered to a minor if such procedure or treatment is performed, prescribed, or administered for the purpose of attempting to alter the appearance of or affirm such minor's perception of his or her sex if such appearance or perception is inconsistent with such minor's sex [...]: (1) Sex reassignment surgeries, or any other surgical procedures, that are performed for the purpose of altering primary or secondary sex characteristics; or (2) Hormone 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.
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2025-01-28 | Senate Read and Referred |
| 2025-01-27 | Senate Hopper |