HB 1398 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia Child Care Alternatives, Resources, and Education Act; Trixtian's Law; enact

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., 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 within a certain time of detention; to provide limitations on the use and disclosure of such information; to provide for bond; to provide for bond limitations; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 42 of the O.C.G.A., relating to inmate policies, so as to revise provisions relating to the treatment during incarceration of pregnant and postpartum women; to provide for definitions; to establish certain sentencing requirements for pregnant and postpartum women; to provide for related matters; to provide for short titles; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 19, 2026 Last action Feb 26, 2026
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LC 60 0260/a LC 60 0323S/hs · 2 edits
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This bill was amended from its original version to create a substitute version (SUB) by the House Judiciary Committee. The substantive policy language remains largely the same, but the document now reflects a committee substitute rather than the original House bill, indicating it has been reviewed and potentially modified by committee staff.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the amendment is primarily procedural, converting the bill to a committee substitute version.
TECHNICAL

The bill title was changed from 'H. B. 1398' to 'H. B. 1398 (SUB)' to indicate this is a committee substitute version.

The legislative document number was updated from 'LC 60 0260' to 'LC 60 0323S' to reflect the new substitute version number.

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Committee
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Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Introduced
House Hopper
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6 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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