House Bill 660 would would prohibit The Georgia State Employees Health Benefits Plan (SHBP) from covering any gender-affirming care for minors or adults. This includes insurance plans for all state employees (public school teachers, state law enforcement, state healthcare workers, and more).

HB 660 would also deny medically necessary healthcare for transgender people held in Georgia’s prisons. All inmates are entitled to medically necessary care, whether it be for diabetes, cancer, or gender dysphoria, and it is a violation of the 8th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution to deny them that care.

The intent of this bill mirrors that of Senate Bill 39 & Senate Bill 185.

SB 185 would deny medically necessary healthcare for transgender people held in Georgia’s prisons. All inmates are entitled to medically necessary care, whether it be for diabetes, cancer, or gender dysphoria, and it is a violation of the 8th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution to deny them that care.

HB 267 is an extensive piece of legislation that would bar transgender athletes from competing with their cisgender peers, prevent transgender students in public schools from using the restroom that aligns with their gender identity, and replace all references to "gender" throughout the code with "sex".

HB 221 is the House version of SB 41, introduced by Senator Kim Jackson. It was written to address the true inequity in girls athletics. It would require Georgia public schools to provide equal access to facilities, supplies, travel allowances, and coaching stipends to girls athletic programs in elementary, middle, and high school. HB 221 would also rescind the ability of the Georgia High School Association to determine whether transgender athletes can compete in school sports and in doing so, would reverse the current ban on high school sports participation.

HB 178 would offer Medicaid coverage to low income Georgians living with HIV.

SB 41 was written to address the true inequity in girls athletics. It would require Georgia public schools to provide equal access to facilities, supplies, travel allowances, and coaching stipends to girls athletic programs in elementary, middle, and high school. SB 41 would also rescind the ability of the Georgia High School Association to determine whether transgender athletes can compete in school sports and in doing so, would reverse the current ban on high school sports participation.

SB 39 would prohibit The Georgia State Employees Health Benefits Plan (SHBP) from covering any gender-affirming care for minors or adults. This includes insurance plans for all state employees (public school teachers, state law enforcement, state healthcare workers, and more).

This bill appears to be another attempt to use the wellbeing of transgender Georgians to make a political statement. The AJC ran an article illuminating the political calculus for the bill. Notably, two Senate Democrats signed onto this bill as sponsors.

SB 36, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), would create a ‘license to discriminate’ on the basis of religion. While intended to protect minority faiths, SB 36 would facilitate and enable discrimination against people of faith, LGBTQ+ people, women, and others. (Georgia Equality)

SB 30 would prevent transgender minors from accessing puberty blocking medications, hormone therapy, and gender affirming surgeries in Georgia. The bill also removes the exception for kids who were already prescribed hormone therapy before the 2023 hormone therapy ban (SB 140) went into effect in July 2023.

HB 104 would remove the authority of the GHSA (Georgia High School Association) to make a determination about whether transgender athletes can compete with their cisgender peers, and outright bans that participation in state code.

Seeks to ban transgender elementary school, middle school, high school, and college athletes from competing against their cisgender peers. It also would add prohibitions on multi-occupancy bathrooms, locker rooms, and sleeping arrangements in conjunction with athletic activities.