Maya T. Prabhu, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Maya T. Prabhu

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Atlanta, GA, United States

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Past articles by Maya:

Georgia Senate passes bill to limit treatment for transgender youth

The Georgia Senate on Monday passed a bill that would prohibit medical professionals from giving transgender children certain hormones or surgical treatment that assists them in aligning with their gender identity. → Read More

Sports betting, voter bills could see legislative action on Crossover Day

A barrage of votes will take place at the Georgia Capitol on Monday, a critical deadline for bills to stay alive on topics such as gambling and voting rights. → Read More

Georgia House approves bill building on 2022 mental health overhaul

The Georgia House on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a bill that aims to build upon landmark mental health legislation that became law last year. → Read More

Bipartisan bill aims to build on 2022 effort to boost Georgia’s mental health care

A year after passing legislation that aimed to improve Georgia’s mental health system, the same bipartisan group of lawmakers has filed a new bill that they say will address the shortage of mental health providers and streamline the way agencies share information about patients. → Read More

Bill to increase penalties for pimps, ‘johns’ clears Georgia Senate

A bill that would vastly increase the minimum sentence for those who pay people for sexual acts and those who collect the money cleared the Georgia Senate on Tuesday. → Read More

Panel approves Kemp-backed bill to strengthen penalties for gang recruitment

An effort to increase mandatory penalties for those who recruit gang members passed a Senate panel on a party-line vote. → Read More

Groups push Georgia lawmakers to completely ban abortion

Drawing a slightly smaller crowd than in previous years, anti-abortion advocates gathered outside the Georgia Capitol on Friday to stress that last year’s overturning of Roe v. Wade was not enough — they want a total ban on abortion. → Read More

Georgia legislators pass rules on shielding their speech

Rules that aim to shield lawmakers from being compelled to testify in court proceedings passed both chambers of the Georgia General Assembly along a mostly party-line vote, with nearly all Democrats voting against the change and nearly all Republicans voting in favor. → Read More

Proposed rule would shield Georgia senators from disclosing legislative work

Georgia’s Republican senators say they are seeking to clarify the chamber’s position on “legislative immunity,” which shields lawmakers from sharing certain information. → Read More

Lawmakers elect Georgia House Speaker Burns on quick first day

Georgia lawmakers elected a new speaker of the House and a leader of the Senate on the first day of the state’s annual legislative session Monday — without the kind of fights recently seen in Washington. → Read More

What you need to know about Georgia’s General Assembly

A regular session of the Georgia General Assembly is limited to 40 official days, but those days can be spread out over a longer calendar period. Here are some key dates for the 2023 session: → Read More

Issues to watch in the 2023 session

ABORTION Georgia lawmakers gather this week for the first time since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the nearly 50-year-old decision that guaranteed a constitutional right to abortion, and the state’s 2019 abortion law banning most abortions once a doctor can detect fetal cardiac activity took effect. Republican legislative leaders say they’re unaware of plans to pursue additional… → Read More

‘Comeback kids’: 4 lawmakers return to Georgia Legislature after time away

For four of the 53 freshman lawmakers heading to Georgia’s Gold Dome on Monday, it will be almost like “going back to summer camp” — all have served at least one term in the Legislature and, after some time away, are headed back to the Capitol. → Read More

New year means new laws on Georgia’s books

The start of the new year means a handful of new laws will go into effect in Georgia, including additional regulations for mental health insurance, the implementation of streamlined policies for parents to challenge “offensive materials” in schools and several tax credits. → Read More

State asks Georgia Supreme Court to allow enforcement of abortion law

Attorneys representing Gov. Brian Kemp on Friday asked the Georgia Supreme Court to reverse a Superior Court ruling released earlier this week that blocked enforcement of the state’s anti-abortion law. → Read More

Fulton County judge stops enforcement of Georgia’s abortion ban

The state can no longer enforce its ban on abortion that took effect earlier this year, a Fulton County judge said Tuesday, allowing the procedure to be performed again in Georgia after a doctor detects fetal cardiac activity. → Read More

Republican incumbent Georgia attorney general wins reelection

Republican Attorney General Chris Carr has secured a second full term Tuesday. → Read More

Georgia Senate majority has history of stripping lieutenant governor’s powers

Georgia’s lieutenant governor has two constitutional responsibilities: to serve as president of the state Senate and to step in if the governor dies or becomes temporarily unable to perform their duties. → Read More

Fulton judge to rule on Georgia’s abortion law in coming weeks

The fate of Georgia’s abortion law is in the hands of a Fulton County judge after two days of emotional testimony from experts arguing why the statute should or shouldn’t remain on the books. → Read More

Fulton County judge to hear arguments in state abortion law case

Georgia’s abortion law on Monday is back in court, where abortion rights advocates are asking a judge to block the statute from being enforced, saying it violates the right to privacy guaranteed by the state constitution. → Read More