Riley Gaines Act; enact
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend various titles of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated so as to provide for separate restroom and changing areas for males and females in schools; to provide for sleeping arrangements on school trips to be made according to sex; to provide for definitions throughout the Official Code of Georgia Annotated of certain terms relating to sex; to provide for legislative findings on the importance of certain distinctions between the sexes; to require any collector of vital statistics throughout this state to identify each individual as either male or female; to replace the term "gender" throughout the Code with "sex"; to provide for definitions; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Governor
Introduced Feb 4, 2025
Last action Mar 31, 2026
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What changed between versions
LC 49 2282S/hs
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LC 49 2300S/rcs
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2 edits
MINOR
The bill's sponsor changed from the House Committee on Education to the House Committee on Rules, and the bill number was updated to reflect its new legislative status. The substantive text of the law regarding sex-segregated restrooms, sleeping arrangements, and athletic activities remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL
The committee offering the substitute bill changed from the House Committee on Education to the House Committee on Rules.
The bill number was updated from LC 49 2282S to LC 49 2300S to reflect its new position in the legislative record.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 31, 2026 · House Feb 27, 2025
How they voted
35–8
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 47
Mar 31, 2026
D
Democratic18
61% Yea
R
Republican29
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Mar 31, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (35-8-4)
senate
Mar 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 28, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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