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GA SB185
Bill
Status
5/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Randy Robertson
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AI Summary
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Prohibits state funds or resources from being used for gender-affirming care for state inmates, including sex reassignment surgeries, hormone replacement therapies, and cosmetic procedures or prosthetics intended to alter primary or secondary sexual characteristics
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Requires the Board of Corrections to adopt rules and regulations establishing exceptions to these prohibitions
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Permits exceptions for medically necessary treatments unrelated to gender dysphoria or sex reassignment, treatments for individuals with verified disorders of sex development or partial androgen insensitivity syndrome
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Allows hormone therapy to continue for inmates already receiving it prior to the Act's effective date, but only to transition off such therapy
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Takes effect upon the Governor's approval or upon becoming law without approval
Legislative Description
Correctional Institutions of State and Counties; use of state funds or resources for certain treatments for state inmates; prohibit
Last Action
Effective Date 2025-05-08
5/8/2025