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Georgia lawmakers advance a bill to prevent transgender women from competing in women's sports
ATLANTA — A day after Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones stood with President Donald Trump in Washington as he signed an executive order intended to prevent transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports, he returned to Georgia where state Senate Republicans made a similar move.
Georgia Senate's trans youth sports bill passes
Georgia Senate Republicans banded together on Thursday to pass long-brewing legislation that would restrict trans student-athletes' access to school and college sports. Why it matters: The state Senate measure echoes President Trump's flurry of executive orders radically reshaping trans people's rights in the U.
Georgia Senate Republicans pass bill to ban transgender athletes from girls sports teams
ATLANTA – The Republican-controlled Georgia Senate moved to purge transgender athletes from female teams Thursday in a near party-line vote.
Georgia's transgender sports bill
It was a victory for Republican lawmakers at the state Capitol. The state senate passed a bill banning transgender athletes from competing in girls' sports. Two Democrats joined Republicans in voting for the controversial legislation.
Georgia Senate passes bill banning transgender athletes from competing in girls’ sports
ATLANTA, GA — The Georgia Senate votes to advance a bill that bans transgender athletes from girls sports. In a vigorous debate that lasted two hours, senators went back and forth over supporting the measure to require students play on teams that match their biological gender.
Georgia Senate passes bill to reverse ban on bail bondsman holding local office
The Georgia Senate voted in favor of a bill allowing bail bonds business owners to hold local office. It is the first bill to pass a chamber this year.
Georgia lawmakers vote to pass anti-transgender sports bill
Ga. Senate advanced a bill that would prevent K-12 and college students from competing in sports designated for the opposite sex.
Georgia GOP-controlled Senate passes ban on trans girls from school sports teams
The Georgia transgender bill’s sponsor also suggested that the body will take action to ban puberty-blocking drugs.
Georgia Senate approves bill banning trans girls, women from female sports
The Georgia Senate passed legislation Thursday to ban transgender girls from competing on teams that do not match their sex assigned at birth.
Georgia Senate votes to ban transgender athletes from school competitions
The Republican-controlled Georgia Senate moved to purge transgender athletes from female teams Thursday in a near party-line vote. Senate Bill 1 would prohibit public school and state college students from competing on teams that do not match the sex on their birth certificates.
Georgia lawmakers file bill to make AI-generated explicit content of anyone under 16 illegal
Georgia lawmakers introduced legislation to make it illegal to create AI-generated sexually explicit content of underage ...
Georgia Senate bill seeks to prevent ratepayers footing bill for power hungry data centers
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Bill proposes criminally charging parents if students threaten Georgia schools
The House bill and another Senate bill would also require felony charges for anyone who threatens to kill people at a school.
Georgia Republicans advance bill to make Atlanta let the Fulton County sheriff use its jail
Republicans in a Georgia Senate committee have advanced a bill that would force the city of Atlanta to let the Fulton County ...
Ga. bill would curb public employees’ access to gender-affirming care
Senate Bill 39 would prohibit the state’s insurance plan from paying for gender-affirming care and prevent doctors employed ...
Should cornbread be the 'official state bread' of Georgia? A new bill hopes to make it official
The legislators look to history in making their pitch that cornbread deserves the esteemed title of Georgia's state bread.
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Georgia Bill Inspired by Saban Would Make NIL Pay Tax-Exempt
In an unexpected show of SEC rivals working together, a Georgia bill put forward by an LSU grad, at the advice of former ...
Georgia state lawmakers want to limit lyrics’ use in trials
A group of Republican and Democratic state lawmakers have introduced a bill that would limit prosectors’ use of musical lyrics in trials against defendants.