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GA HB267

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Josh Bonner

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires all public schools and postsecondary institutions to designate restrooms, locker rooms, and changing areas for exclusive use by either males or females based on biological sex, with single-occupancy accommodations available for those unwilling to use facilities matching their sex

  • Prohibits males from competing on, holding roster spots on, or receiving scholarships designated for female athletic teams at public schools and colleges; teams must be designated as male, female, or coeducational

  • Mandates that overnight school trips arrange sleeping quarters by biological sex, with exceptions only for immediate family members

  • Establishes definitions of "male" and "female" based on reproductive biology throughout the Georgia Code, replaces the term "gender" with "sex" in numerous state statutes, and requires vital statistics collectors to identify individuals as male or female at birth

  • Creates private causes of action allowing students or parents to sue schools for violations, authorizes the Professional Standards Commission to investigate and sanction noncompliant school officials, and protects schools from adverse action for complying with these requirements

Legislative Description

Riley Gaines Act; enact

Last Action

Senate Read and Referred

2/28/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/28/2025
Education2/5/2025

Full Bill Text

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