Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB1350: Georgia Medical Freedom Act; enact
Status: In committee, February 19, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to protect the rights of individuals to make autonomous decisions regarding medical interventions; to prohibit exclusion based on medical interventions; to repeal the authority of the Department of Public Health and all county boards of health to require persons to submit to vaccinations or other measures to prevent contagious or infectious diseases; to provide for related matters; to provide a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to protect the rights of individuals to make autonomous decisions regarding medical interventions; to provide for definitions; to prohibit business entities from denying, restricting, or otherwise penalizing an individual's access to services, products, venues, education, training, trade, or transportation based on refusal of medical interventions; to prohibit business entities from requiring medical interventions as a condition of employment or contract work…
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED To amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to protect the rights of individuals to make autonomous decisions regarding medical interventions; to provide for definitions; to prohibit business entities from denying, restricting, or otherwise penalizing an individual's access to services, products, venues, education, training, trade, or transportation based on refusal of medical interventions; to prohibit business entities from requiring medical interventions as a condition of employment or contract work; to prohibit ticket issuers from discriminating or denying access based on an individual's refusal of medical interventions; to prohibit schools from mandating medical interventions; to prohibit government entities or officials from requiring medical interventions; to prohibit employers from providing differential compensation, benefits, or treatment based on medical interventions; to permit the requirement of personal protective equipment under certain conditions; to provide for enforcement; to prohibit contradiction by laws, rules, regulations, or policies; to prohibit exclusion based on medical interventions; to repeal the authority of the Department of Public Health and all county boards of health to require persons to submit to vaccinations or other measures to prevent contagious or infectious diseases; to provide for related matters; to provide a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. H. B. 1350 LC 52 1026 BE IT ENACTED …
Sponsors
- Noelle Kahaian (R, 81) · primary sponsor
- Charlice Byrd (R, 20)
- Jones, Todd (R, 25)
- David Clark (R, HD-098)
- Carter Barrett (R, 24)
- Emory Dunahoo (R, 31)
Latest actions
- : House Second Readers
- : House First Readers
- : House Hopper
Common questions
- What is HB1350?
- HB1350 is a bill in the Georgia Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Georgia Medical Freedom Act; enact.
- What does HB1350 do?
- In its own words: To amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to protect the rights of individuals to make autonomous decisions regarding medical interventions; to provide for definitions; to prohibit business entities from denying, restricting, or otherwise penalizing an individual's access to services, products, venues, education, training, trade, or transportation based on refusal of medical interventions; to prohibit business entities from requiring medical interventions as a condition of employment or contract work…
- What is the status of HB1350?
- In committee as of February 19, 2026. Latest action: House Second Readers (February 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1350?
- Noelle Kahaian (R, 81), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1350?
- On the Georgia Legislature website: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73294
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