With 4 Days Left in Session,
Critical Bills Still Need Contacts

On Tuesday afternoon the House Judiciary Committee held hearings for two very important bills: S.B. 235 requiring personal permission for a microchip implant and S.B. 529 prohibiting coercive (forced) abortions and abortions based on the sex or race of the child.

S.B. 235 is Georgia’s effort to join other states – California, Oklahoma, Wisconsin and Oklahoma – that have passed laws mandating the individual’s permission before a microchip could be implanted in that individual. Other states, including Ohio, Colorado and Florida, are studying the issue, as well. However, it has been thoroughly studied in Georgia since 2006, when a special House committee held a series of hearings to learn how microchips were then used and their expected use in the future. The full gamut of interested parties – law enforcement, medical professionals, business – attended the meetings, shared experiences and plans for bar codes, RFID tags and the more complex microchip implants for animals and humans.

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