GA-SB39-2026
Georgia · SB 39 · 2025–2026
Employees' Insurance and Benefits Plans; expenses for gender-affirming care under the state health benefit plan or with any state funds; prohibit coverage
Anti-LGBTQ+Failed
- Bill key
- GA-SB39-2026
- State
- Georgia
- Session
- 2025–2026
- Introduced
- Last recorded status
- engrossed
- Citation (Bluebook)
- S.B. 39, 158th Gen. Assemb., Reg. Sess. (Ga. 2025), https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69560.
- Short citation
- Ga. S.B. 39.
- Topics
- Tags
Summary
Employees' Insurance and Benefits Plans; expenses for gender-affirming care under the state health benefit plan or with any state funds; prohibit coverage
Curator notes
Failed at sine die; Anti-trans portion gutted and replaced; State Employee Health Insurance ban on providing coverage for GAC
Sponsors
| Name | Party | Office | District | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Tillery | Republican | Senator | SD-019 | Primary sponsor |
| Carden Summers | Republican | Senator | SD-013 | Primary sponsor |
| Randy Robertson | Republican | Senator | SD-029 | Primary sponsor |
| Ben Watson | Republican | Senator | SD-001 | Primary sponsor |
| Larry Walker | Republican | Senator | SD-020 | Primary sponsor |
| John Albers | Republican | Senator | SD-056 | Primary sponsor |
| Frank Ginn | Republican | Senator | SD-047 | Primary sponsor |
| Bill Cowsert | Republican | Senator | SD-046 | Primary sponsor |
| Steve Gooch | Republican | Senator | SD-051 | Primary sponsor |
| John Kennedy | Republican | Senator | SD-018 | Primary sponsor |
| Max Burns | Republican | Senator | SD-023 | Primary sponsor |
| Chuck Hufstetler | Republican | Senator | SD-052 | Primary sponsor |
| Bo Hatchett | Republican | Senator | SD-050 | Primary sponsor |
| Ricky Williams | Republican | Senator | SD-025 | Primary sponsor |
| Chuck Payne | Republican | Senator | SD-054 | Primary sponsor |
| Drew Echols | Republican | Senator | SD-049 | Primary sponsor |
| Brandon Beach | Republican | Senator | SD-021 | Primary sponsor |
| Greg Dolezal | Republican | Senator | SD-027 | Primary sponsor |
| Sam Watson | Republican | Senator | SD-011 | Primary sponsor |
| Russ Goodman | Republican | Senator | SD-008 | Primary sponsor |
| Lee Anderson | Republican | Senator | SD-024 | Primary sponsor |
| Marty Harbin | Republican | Senator | SD-016 | Primary sponsor |
| Matt Brass | Republican | Senator | SD-006 | Primary sponsor |
| Brian Strickland | Republican | Senator | SD-042 | Primary sponsor |
| Clint Dixon | Republican | Senator | SD-045 | Primary sponsor |
| Timothy Bearden | Republican | Senator | SD-030 | Primary sponsor |
| Freddie Sims | Democratic | Senator | SD-012 | Primary sponsor |
| Ed Harbison | Democratic | Senator | SD-015 | Primary sponsor |
1 co-sponsor
| Name | Party | Office | District | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darlene Taylor | Republican | Representative | HD-173 | Co-sponsor |
Bill text
- As introduced (9,828 characters) · Open the printed bill (PDF)
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