Georgia CommonsSB 197: "End Public Funding of Misinformation Act"' enact
Last action February 19, 2025 · Senate Read and Referred
A Georgia Senate bill would eliminate the state's Positive Alternatives for Pregnancy and Parenting grant program by repealing the section of state law that created it.
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In plain language
Georgia law currently includes a grant program run through the Department of Public Health called the Positive Alternatives for Pregnancy and Parenting program (O.C.G.A. Chapter 2A of Title 31, Article 2). This bill would repeal that entire article of law, eliminating the program's legal basis. The bill is short: it gives itself the title "End Public Funding of Misinformation Act," repeals the article that established the grant program, and repeals any other laws that conflict with this change. The bill text does not specify an effective date beyond the standard process, and it does not create any replacement program or redirect the funding elsewhere; it simply removes the existing program from Georgia law.
What the bill does
- Repeals Article 2 of Chapter 2A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, which established the Positive Alternatives for Pregnancy and Parenting grant program.
- Gives the bill the short title "End Public Funding of Misinformation Act."
- Repeals any other Georgia laws that conflict with this change.
- Does not create a replacement program or redirect the eliminated program's funding to another purpose.
Who it affects
The Department of Public Health, which administers the grant program, and any organizations that currently receive or apply for grants under the Positive Alternatives for Pregnancy and Parenting program would be affected, since that funding stream would be eliminated.
Why it matters
If enacted, organizations that currently rely on this state grant program for pregnancy and parenting services would lose that funding source, and the Department of Public Health would no longer operate the program, changing what state-funded pregnancy support services exist in Georgia.
Key provisions
- Section 1 sets the bill's short title as the "End Public Funding of Misinformation Act."
- Section 2 repeals and reserves Article 2 of Chapter 2A of Title 31 in its entirety, removing the legal basis for the pregnancy and parenting grant program.
- Section 3 repeals any other state laws that conflict with the bill.
From the bill
“so as to repeal and reserve Article 2, relating to positive alternatives for pregnancy and parenting grant program”
Status timeline
- Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- Senate Hopper (Senate)
Sponsors
- Nan Orrock (D, SD-036)
- Kim Jackson (D, SD-041)
- Harold Jones (D, SD-022)
- Sonya Halpern (D, SD-039)
- Nikki Merritt (D, SD-009)
- Jason Esteves (D, SD-035)
- Kenya Wicks (D, SD-034)
- Josh McLaurin (D, SD-014)
- Gail Davenport (D, SD-017)
- Michael Rhett (D, SD-033)
- Randal Mangham (D, SD-055)
- Nabilah Islam Parkes (D, SD-007)
- Sheikh Rahman (D, SD-005)
- Ed Harbison (D, SD-015)
- David Lucas (D, SD-026)
- Emanuel Jones (D, SD-010)
- Tonya Anderson (D, SD-043)
Topics
- pregnancy support programs
- state grant funding
- Department of Public Health
- reproductive health policy