Riley Gaines Act
Georgia Senate Bill 1 , originally known in the House as House Bill 267, primarily known as the Riley Gaines Act and also known as the Fair and Safe Athletic Opportunities Act, is a 2025 law in the state of Georgia that prohibits transgender athletes, namely trans women, from competing in sports that differ from their biological sex and mandates Georgians use public facilities that align with their biological sex. It was signed into law by Governor Brian Kemp on April 28, 2025. The law is named after Riley Gaines, a conservative activist who opposes transgender women in women's sports.
House Bill 267 and Senate Bill 1 are two separate bills, but both are known as the Riley Gaines Act. The major difference between the two is the definition of sex in state law. Senate Bill 1 was passed primarily along party lines and eventually became the final bill.