Section 42-1-11.3 - Treatment of pregnant and postpartum female inmates

1 Analyses of this statute by attorneys

  1. Gold Dome Report — Legislative Day 5

    Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLPStanley Jones, Jr.January 27, 2021

    The bill was assigned to the House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee.HB 21, authored by Representative Sandra Scott (D-Rex), amends O.C.G.A. § to add bias motivated false 9-1-1 calls to the list of punishable offenses. The bill was assigned to the House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee.HB 57, authored by Representative Sandra Scott (D-Rex), amends O.C.G.A. 42-1-11.3 to require penal institutions to provide breast milk pumps and breast milk storage to female inmates during their postpartum period. The bill requires the Department of Public Health to provide these pumps free of charge.