Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Introduced 6 R cosponsors

HB 1250 — Daniel Waters Act; enact

Last action — House Committee Favorably Reported

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced February 09, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

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Prognosis

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Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions concerning the Department of Public Health, so as to require certain hospitals to offer perinatal bereavement care counseling options and any available perinatal bereavement devices; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for contingent effectiveness upon appropriation of funds; to provide for a repealer clause; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. House Committee Favorably Reported

  2. House Second Readers

  3. House First Readers

  4. House Hopper

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 241 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (241)

241 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

public-safety healthcare
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1250 do?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions concerning the Department of Public Health, so as to require certain hospitals to offer perinatal bereavement care counseling options and any available perinatal bereavement devices; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for contingent effectiveness upon appropriation of funds; to provide for a repealer clause; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors HB 1250?
HB 1250 is sponsored by Lee Hawkins (Republican), Sharon Cooper (Republican), Jesse Petrea (Republican), Katie Dempsey (Republican), Darlene Taylor (Republican), and Scott Hilton (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1250?
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced February 09, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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