Bill > HB481

Introduced Session

To amend Chapter 2 of Title 1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to persons and their rights, so as to provide that natural persons include an unborn child; to provide that such unborn children shall be included in certain population based determinations; to provide definitions; to amend Article 5 of Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to abortion, so as to provide definitions; to revise the time when an abortion may be performed; to provide for exceptions; to provide for the requirements for performing an abortion; to provide for a right of action and damages; to provide for affirmative defenses; to amend Chapter 6 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to alimony and child support, so as to provide a definition; to provide a maximum support obligation for certain circumstances; to amend Chapter 7 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to parent and child relationship generally, so as to provide that the right to recover for the full value of a child begins at the point when a detectable human heartbeat exists; to amend Chapter 9A of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Woman's Right to Know Act," so as to provide for advising women seeking an abortion of the presence of a detectable human heartbeat; to provide for the content of certain notices; to repeal certain penalties; to amend Chapter 9B of Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to physician's obligation in performance of abortions, so as to require physicians performing abortions to determine the existence of a detectable human heartbeat before performing an abortion; to provide for the reporting of certain information by physicians; to amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to provide that an unborn child with a detectable human heartbeat is a dependent minor for income tax purposes; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to provide for standing to intervene and defend constitutional challenges to this Act; to provide a short title; to provide for severability; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

AI Summary

Josh Bonner (R)*,  Ginny Ehrhart (R)*,  Micah Gravley (R)*,  Jodi Lott (R)*,  Ed Setzler (R)*,  Darlene Taylor (R)*,  Renee Unterman (R), 

Effective Date (on 01/01/2020)