SB 544 Georgia Senate · 2023-2024 Regular Session

"Georgia Women's CARE (Child Care Alternatives, Resources, and Education) Act"; enact

Summary
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 provide that arrested women submit to pregnancy testing protocols under certain circumstances; 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 revise a definition; to enact a provision regarding delayed sentencing for pregnant or postpartum female inmates; to provide for the reporting of certain information; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Feb 2024
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Governor
Introduced Feb 21, 2024 Last action Feb 22, 2024
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Feb 22, 2024
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Senate Read and Referred
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Feb 21, 2024
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Senate Hopper
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Ed Harbison
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