Georgia House Bill 58 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 23 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-12-23 - House Prefiled
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to arrest by law enforcement officers generally, so as to revise provisions relating to the arrests of pregnant women; to provide that women who have been arrested are offered pregnancy testing upon detention; to enact a provision regarding delayed sentencing for postpartum female inmates; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to inmate policies, so as to revise provisions relating to the treatment of pregnant and postpartum female inmates; to provide for the reporting of certain information; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Georgia Women's Care Act; enact

Rep. Kim Schofield [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-12-23	House	House Prefiled

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/58851
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/195604