2025-2026 Regular Session

HB1242

Medical Freedom Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 12 of Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to control of hazardous conditions, preventable diseases, and metabolic disorders, so as to repeal the authority of the Department of Public Health and all county boards of health to require persons to submit to vaccinations against 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.

Current disposition: Pending: House Public and Community Health
Last status date: February 10, 2026
Last status update: House Second Readers
Pending committee: Public and Community Health
Author: Charlice Byrd
Co-sponsors: Noelle Kahaian Mitchell Horner Karen Mathiak Jordan Ridley

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Committee referrals

February 9, 2026 · House

Public and Community Health

Instrument history

This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.

February 10, 2026
House House Second Readers
February 9, 2026
House House First Readers
February 6, 2026
House House Hopper

Source provenance

LegiScan bill ID: 2111546
LegiScan session ID: 2167
Source file: var/states/georgia/source/legiscan/2167-841ad2a0e705/bill/HB1242.json
Package observed: 2026-07-17T02:17:01+00:00