2025-2026 Regular Session

SB288

Disclosure of Certain Information; certain examinations on an anesthetized or unconscious patient without prior informed consent; prohibit

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 31-9-6.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to disclosure of certain information to persons undergoing certain surgical or diagnostic procedures, failure to comply, exceptions, and regulations establishing standards for implementation, so as to prohibit certain examinations on an anesthetized or unconscious patient without prior informed consent; to provide that informed consent shall be deemed valid consent for other medical personnel under certain conditions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Health and Human Services
Last status date: February 27, 2025
Last status update: Senate Read and Referred
Pending committee: Health and Human Services
Author: Nabilah Islam Parkes
Co-sponsors: Harold Jones Kim Jackson Nan OrrockJason EstevesSonya Halpern Sally Harrell Kenya Wicks Elena Parent Nikki Merritt Emanuel Jones Josh McLaurin Donzella James Kay Kirkpatrick Sheikh Rahman David Lucas Randal Mangham RaShaun Kemp Derek Mallow Ed Harbison

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Committee referrals

February 27, 2025 · Senate

Health and Human Services

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 27, 2025
Senate Senate Read and Referred
February 26, 2025
Senate Senate Hopper

Source provenance

LegiScan bill ID: 1986140
LegiScan session ID: 2167
Source file: var/states/georgia/source/legiscan/2167-841ad2a0e705/bill/SB288.json
Package observed: 2026-07-17T02:17:01+00:00