Education; instruction on best practices for and risks associated with use of tampons; provide
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to competencies and core curriculum, so as to provide for instruction on the best practices for and risks associated with the use of tampons in a course of study in sex education and AIDS prevention instruction; to amend Chapter 1 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding health, so as to encourage physicians and nurses providing a tampon for use by any female patient under his or her care to recite and provide certain written information to such female patient regarding the best practices for and risks associated with the use of tampons; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 13, 2023
Last action Mar 29, 2023
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Mar 29, 2023
Committee
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 13, 2023
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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