Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB878: Holidays; October 9 of each year as PANDAS Day; designate
Status: In committee, April 2, 2025
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to holidays and observances, so as to designate October 9 of each year as "PANDAS Day" in Georgia; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend Chapter 4 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to holidays and observances, so as to designate October 9 of each year as "PANDAS Day" in Georgia; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED To amend Chapter 4 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to holidays and observances, so as to designate October 9 of each year as "PANDAS Day" in Georgia; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: SECTION 1. The General Assembly finds that: (1) Pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS) and pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with streptococcal infection (PANDAS) create the sudden onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder in children, causing previously healthy and emotionally well-adjusted children to experience severe anxiety and emotional disturbances; (2) Children with PANS and PANDAS experience a range of symptoms, including tics or other abnormal movements, severe separation anxiety, generalized anxiety, irritability, aggression, personality changes, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, marked H. B. LC 59 0169 deterioration in learning and school performance, and developmental regression, including regression in handwriting; (3) Children with PANS and PANDAS may experience a moderate to dramatic improvement with antibiotics, intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) treatment, or plasmapheresis; (4) Researchers at leading academic institutions are engaged in extensive research on the disease mechanism of and effective treatments for these disorders; (5) Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) is developing a pilot clinic to treat children with PANS and …
Sponsors
- Karen Bennett (D, 94) · primary sponsor
- Mitchell Scoggins (R, 14)
- Carolyn Hugley (D, 141)
- Lee Hawkins (R, 27)
- Sharon Cooper (R, 45)
- Anissa Jones (D, HD-143)
Latest actions
- : House Second Readers
- : House First Readers
- : House Hopper
Common questions
- What is HB878?
- HB878 is a bill in the Georgia Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Holidays; October 9 of each year as PANDAS Day; designate.
- What does HB878 do?
- In its own words: To amend Chapter 4 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to holidays and observances, so as to designate October 9 of each year as "PANDAS Day" in Georgia; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB878?
- In committee as of April 2, 2025. Latest action: House Second Readers (April 2, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB878?
- Karen Bennett (D, 94), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB878?
- On the Georgia Legislature website: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71845
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