Georgia House Bill 745 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on December 10 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-16 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Health and Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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 enact the "Georgia Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act"; to provide for legislative findings and intent; to provide for definitions; to require perinatal facilities in this state to implement evidence based implicit bias programs for its health care professionals; to require certain components in such programs; to provide for initial and refresher training; to provide for the compilation and tracking of data on severe maternal morbidity and pregnancy related deaths; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Georgia Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act; enact

Rep. Mable Thomas [D]	Rep. Park Cannon [D]	Rep. Renitta Shannon [D]	Rep. Dar'shun Kendrick [D]
Rep. Sandra Scott [D]	Rep. Pam Stephenson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-16	House	House Second Readers
2020-01-15	House	House First Readers
2020-01-14	House	House Hopper
2019-12-10	House	House Prefiled

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/56628
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/187796
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/187891