# Georgia SB 101: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy; testing in the newborn screening system; require

Georgia SB 101, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy; testing in the newborn screening system; require, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by John Albers (Republican), Max Burns (Republican), Clint Dixon (Republican) and 14 others; status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Senate Date Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia SB 101
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy; testing in the newborn screening system; require
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2025-05-13, Senate Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: John Albers (Republican), Max Burns (Republican), Clint Dixon (Republican), Drew Echols (Republican), Russ Goodman (Republican), Marty Harbin (Republican), Bo Hatchett (Republican), Mike Hodges (Republican), Chuck Hufstetler (Republican), Kay Kirkpatrick (Republican), Chuck Payne (Republican), Randy Robertson (Republican), Shawn Still (Republican), Carden Summers (Republican), Ben Watson (Republican), Sam Watson (Republican), Rick Williams (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Public and Community Health, Health and Human Services, General Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (264 yes, 7 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

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## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: John Albers (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Max Burns (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Clint Dixon (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Drew Echols (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Russ Goodman (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Marty Harbin (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Bo Hatchett (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Mike Hodges (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Chuck Hufstetler (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Chuck Payne (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Randy Robertson (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Shawn Still (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Carden Summers (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Ben Watson (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Sam Watson (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Rick Williams (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: David Clark (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE | pass | 51 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025-04-04 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 167 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | PASSAGE | pass | 46 | 4 | 2 |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-05-13: Senate Date Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2025-05-13: Act 183
- 2025-05-13: Effective Date
- 2025-04-10: Senate Sent to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-04-04: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House)
- 2025-04-04: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House)
- 2025-03-03: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-02-28: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-02-27: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Senate Hopper (Senate)

## Bill text

- SB 101/AP* (v7): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239524)

## Related bills

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- SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide (signed)
- SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (signed)
- SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact (signed)
- HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish (signed)
- HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact (signed)

## Sources
- [SB 101/AP* (v7) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239524)

## Related
- [SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckles…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB160-2025-2026)
- [SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB384-2025-2026)
- [SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Servic…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB76-2025-2026)
- [SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB406-2025-2026)
- [HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1391-2025-2026)
- [HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1344-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB101-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).