Starting July 1, there are dozens of laws that will be officially on the books!
BILLS TAKING EFFECT JULY 1:
- SB 1: the ‘Fair and Safe Athletic Opportunities Act’ aka the Riley Gaines Act, bars transgender athletes in K-12 sports from participating in competitions opposite their biological sex
- SB 55: The Dignity and Pay Act, ensures equal pay to Georgia’s disabled workers
- SB 72: Hope For Georgia Patients Act, allows terminal patients access to investigative treatments
- SB 79: Fentanyl Eradication and Removal Act
- HB 111: Lowering Georgia’s income tax rate to 5.19%
- SB 144: Liability protections for fertilizer, pesticide manufacturers
- HB 167: Pink vests for hunting
- HB 172: Student loan forgiveness for veterinarians
- HB 177: Domestic relations; protection for household pets in both family violence and dating violence protective orders
- SB 241: Human Composting legalized
- HB 266: No tax on military retirement income
- HB 296: Digital licenses
- HB 340: Distraction-Free Education Act, ban on cellphones in schools for K-8 students
- HB 428: IVF Protections
- HB 454: Vince Dooley Battlefield Trust Fund
- HB 582: Georgia Survivor Justice Act
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