Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB267: Riley Gaines Act; enact
Status: Passed one chamber, March 31, 2026
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.
What the bill says
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 the Professional Standards Commission to create rules; to provide for certain school personnel to face fines for noncompliance; to provide for private causes of action; to provide for exceptions; to provide for certain athletic activities to be designated as either for males, females, or co-educational…
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 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 the Professional Standards Commission to create rules; to provide for certain school personnel to face fines for noncompliance; to provide for private causes of action; to provide for exceptions; to provide for certain athletic activities to be designated as either for males, females, or co-educational; to prohibit males from participating in certain athletic activities designated as being for females; to provide for a method to determine sex; to provide for schools to be protected from complaints for compliance with statutes; 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. BE IT ENACTED …
Sponsors
- Bo Hatchett (R, SD-050) · primary sponsor
- Josh Bonner (R, 73) · primary sponsor
- Jan Jones (R, 47)
- Will Wade (R, 9)
- Ginny Ehrhart (R, 36)
- Sandy Donatucci (R, 105)
- Jones, Todd (R, 25)
Latest actions
- : Senate Tabled
- : Senate Read Second Time
- : Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- : Senate Read and Referred
- : House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
- : House Third Readers
- : House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- : House Second Readers
- : House First Readers
- : House Hopper
Votes
- House Vote #103 (February 27, 2025): 102 yea, 54 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB267?
- HB267 is a bill in the Georgia Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Riley Gaines Act; enact.
- What does HB267 do?
- In its own words: 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 the Professional Standards Commission to create rules; to provide for certain school personnel to face fines for noncompliance; to provide for private causes of action; to provide for exceptions; to provide for certain athletic activities to be designated as either for males, females, or co-educational…
- What is the status of HB267?
- Passed one chamber as of March 31, 2026. Latest action: Senate Tabled (March 31, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB267?
- Bo Hatchett (R, SD-050), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB267?
- On the Georgia Legislature website: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69927
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