Georgia lawmakers advance a bill to prevent transgender women from competing in women's sports
A day after Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones stood with President Donald Trump in Washington as he signed an executive order intended to prevent transgender athletes from competing in women's sports, he returned to Georgia where state Senate Republicans made a similar move.
Georgia Senate's trans youth sports bill passes
Georgia Senate Republicans banded together on Thursday to pass long-brewing legislation that would restrict trans student-athletes' access to school and college sports. Why it matters: The state Senate measure echoes President Trump's flurry of executive orders radically reshaping trans people's rights in the U.
Georgia Senate Republicans pass bill to ban transgender athletes from girls sports teams
ATLANTA – The Republican-controlled Georgia Senate moved to purge transgender athletes from female teams Thursday in a near party-line vote.
Georgia Senate passes bill banning transgender athletes from competing in girls’ sports
ATLANTA, GA — The Georgia Senate votes to advance a bill that bans transgender athletes from girls sports. In a vigorous debate that lasted two hours, senators went back and forth over supporting the measure to require students play on teams that match their biological gender.
Georgia Senate approves bill banning trans girls, women from female sports
The Georgia Senate passed legislation Thursday to ban transgender girls from competing on teams that do not match their sex assigned at birth.
Georgia GOP-controlled Senate passes ban on trans girls from school sports teams
The Georgia transgender bill’s sponsor also suggested that the body will take action to ban puberty-blocking drugs.
Georgia Senate votes to ban transgender athletes from school competitions
The Republican-controlled Georgia Senate moved to purge transgender athletes from female teams Thursday in a near party-line vote. Senate Bill 1 would prohibit public school and state college students from competing on teams that do not match the sex on their birth certificates.
Both chambers of Georgia General Assembly to focus on transgender athletes
Sex and school sports will be a priority for both chambers of Georgia’s General Assembly this year, with House Speaker Jon Burns announcing Tuesday that his caucus will
Georgia Republicans advance bill to make Atlanta let the Fulton County sheriff use its jail
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Ga. bill would curb public employees’ access to gender-affirming care
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Georgia lawmakers file bill to extend opt-out deadline for homestead exemptions
A bill passed in the 2024 legislative session created a statewide property tax and homestead exemption program for Georgia ...
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'Kirby Smart bill' aims to help Georgia football, other state programs with tax exemption
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Georgia state lawmakers want to limit lyrics’ use in trials
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Should cornbread be the 'official state bread' of Georgia? A new bill hopes to make it official
The legislators look to history in making their pitch that cornbread deserves the esteemed title of Georgia's state bread.
Georgia lawmakers file bill targeting use of ‘social credit scores’ to deny bank, utility services
A group of 13 Georgia state senators introduced a bill to ban discrimination against Georgians on the basis of religion and ...
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Two Tort Reform Bills in Georgia Could Curb Nuclear Verdicts
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced a sweeping overhaul of the state’s legal system in two bills introduced Jan. 30 in the General Assembly, as state trucking officials and others looked on.
The Transgender Care Fight Targets More Adults as Georgia and Other States Weigh Laws
Conservatives’ nationwide offensive against transgender care is increasing trying to cut off care for transgender adults, and a panel of Georgia lawmakers has become the first in 2025 to move forward ...