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type: "Bill"
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title: "Control of Sexually Transmitted Disease; physicians and healthcare providers to test all pregnant women for HIV and syphilis at the first prenatal visit, at 28–32 weeks' gestation, and at delivery; require"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 17 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to control of sexually transmitted disease, so as to require physicians and healthcare providers to test all pregnant women for HIV and syphilis at the first prenatal visit, at 28–32 weeks' gestation, and at delivery; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2023_24"
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identifier: "SB 46"
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citation: "Georgia SB 46 (2023_24)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ben Watson", "Billy Hickman", "Bo Hatchett", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Gloria Butler", "John F. Kennedy", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Lee Anderson", "Max Burns", "Rick Williams", "Shawn Still"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2023-01-30"
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last_action: "2023-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1c54fa88-952e-48b1-8143-6b7e391e6f9e"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "7fbe8d3183a096e771cbd1b8928ff28775ee9b4b39fa02c25240daae294c1b0b"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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# Georgia SB 46 (2023_24) — Control of Sexually Transmitted Disease; physicians and healthcare providers to test all pregnant women for HIV and syphilis at the first prenatal visit, at 28–32 weeks' gestation, and at delivery; require
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 17 of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to control of sexually transmitted disease, so as to require physicians and healthcare providers to test all pregnant women for HIV and syphilis at the first prenatal visit, at 28–32 weeks' gestation, and at delivery; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **As introduced LC 33 9184** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/213063.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/216569.pdf)
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3. **Committee sub LC 33 9362S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/214948.pdf)
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4. **SB 46/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/218362.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #110 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **56–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #236 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **169–2** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ben Watson — primary (person)
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- Billy Hickman — primary (person)
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- Bo Hatchett — primary (person)
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- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
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- Gloria Butler — primary (person)
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- John F. Kennedy — primary (person)
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- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
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- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
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- Max Burns — primary (person)
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- Rick Williams — primary (person)
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- Shawn Still — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-01-30** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2023-01-31** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-16** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-02-21** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-01** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-01** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2023-03-02** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-06** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-09** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-15** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-15** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2023-04-05** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-05-02** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-02** Act 230 `executive-signature`
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- **2023-07-01** Effective Date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1c54fa88-952e-48b1-8143-6b7e391e6f9e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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