Georgia Child Care Alternatives, Resources, and Education Act; Trixtian's Law; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 17 of the O.C.G.A., relating to arrest by law enforcement officers generally, so as to revise provisions relating to the arrests of pregnant women; to provide that women who have been arrested are offered pregnancy testing within a certain time of detention; to provide limitations on the use and disclosure of such information; to provide for bond; to provide for bond limitations; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 42 of …

Source: OpenStates · fetched February 26, 2026

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  Pregnant women who are arrested will be offered pregnancy testing within a certain time of detention, and there will be limitations on the use and disclosure of this information. There are also provisions for bond and bond limitations for arrested pregnant women.

  “to provide that women who have been arrested are offered pregnancy testing within a certain time of detention; to provide limitations on the use and disclosure of such information; to provide for bond; to provide for bond limitations”· Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 17 of the O.C.G.A.