Georgia Advocacy

Welcome to the National Vaccine Information Center Georgia State Team page. This page, along with the email updates you will receive, will help keep you informed of what you can do in your state to help you protect and expand your rights to informed consent to vaccination.

Note: You must first register as a NVIC Team Member before you can view action alerts, legislation to watch, and announcements.

Action Needed Now

There are no active action alerts at this time, but please check back soon.

Bills to Watch

The following table lists the active bills of interest for all states.

State Bill Number Date Position Title Status
GA HB 174 2024-02-16 OPPOSE Requires Department of Education to provide parents & guardians of incoming 6th graders vaccination information Status: Reported favorably as substituted in the House Public Health Committee on 2/16/2024

Action: Contact your Representative & Senator, ask them to OPPOSE
GA HB 576 2024-02-12 SUPPORT Prohibits discrimination based on COVID-19 vaccine status concerning organ transplants Status: Referred to Senate Health & Human Services Committee on 2/13/2024; passed full House on 2/12/2024

Action: Contact Senate Health & Human Services Committee Members, your Representative, & Senator, ask them to SUPPORT
GA SB 445 2024-02-06 OPPOSE Requires Department of Education to use taxpayer dollars to market vaccines for Pharma to 6th grade students & their parents Status: Referred to the Senate Education and Youth Committee on 2/6/2024

Action: Contact Senate Education and Youth Committee Members, your Senator, & Representative, ask them to OPPOSE
GA HB 897 2024-01-10 SUPPORT Prohibits state entities from requiring proof of vaccination, proof of past infection recovery & vaccine passports in Medical Freedom Act Status: Introduced in the House on 1/10/2024

Action: Contact your Representative & Senator, ask them to SUPPORT
GA HB 266 2023-03-06 SUPPORT Prohibits state entities from requiring proof of vaccination, proof of past infection recovery & vaccine passports Status: Failed to be scheduled for hearing in House Public Health Committee or pass House before Crossover Day of 3/6/2023, no longer in consideration in 2023

Action: None at this time
GA HB 213 2023-03-06 OPPOSE Changes age from 6th grade to kindergarten for parents of school children to receive influenza vaccine information Status: Passed House Health Committee, failed to pass House before Crossover Day of 3/6/2023, no longer in consideration during 2023

Action: None at this time

Announcements

There are no announcements available at this time, but please check back soon.