![Arvin Temkar Activists for trans rights including Sen. Kim Jackson, center, D-Stone Mountain, watch voting for House Bill 1170, which would ban puberty-delaying medications, on a television screen outside the Senate in the Capitol in Atlanta, on Thursday, March 28, 2024. The Legislature banned hormone therapy for trans kids last year. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a69a567593c9457786852b1312565f57/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Activists for trans rights including Sen. Kim Jackson, center, D-Stone Mountain, watch voting for House Bill 1170, which would ban puberty-delaying medications, on a television screen outside the Senate in the Capitol in Atlanta, on Thursday, March 28, 2024. The Legislature banned hormone therapy for trans kids last year. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
![Arvin Temkar Gov. Brian Kemp waits to address the House of Representatives at the Capitol in Atlanta on Sine Die, the last day of the legislative session, Thursday, March 28, 2024. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/8a4dd4c8928f49ffb58242550625a82a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Gov. Brian Kemp waits to address the House of Representatives at the Capitol in Atlanta on Sine Die, the last day of the legislative session, Thursday, March 28, 2024. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
![Arvin Temkar A sign celebrating Sine Die is seen at the Capitol in Atlanta on Sine Die, the last day of the legislative session, Thursday, March 28, 2024. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/ca1e0472dd0d49d58dfc92af4b15f344/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A sign celebrating Sine Die is seen at the Capitol in Atlanta on Sine Die, the last day of the legislative session, Thursday, March 28, 2024. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
![Steve Helber FILE - The sun sets behind the gold dome of the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Aug. 28, 2022. Georgia state lawmakers are meeting for the last day of the 2024 legislative session on Thursday, March 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/ef70ec0da2cd47d299c3e8928887793e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - The sun sets behind the gold dome of the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Aug. 28, 2022. Georgia state lawmakers are meeting for the last day of the 2024 legislative session on Thursday, March 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
![Arvin Temkar A view of the Capitol in Atlanta on Sine Die, the last day of the legislative session, Thursday, March 28, 2024. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/36f22fc1d0b7430eb66544695f0177f5/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A view of the Capitol in Atlanta on Sine Die, the last day of the legislative session, Thursday, March 28, 2024. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
![Arvin Temkar State Sen. Ben Watson, R-Savannah, speaks to media following the Senate vote for House Bill 1170, which would ban puberty-delaying medications, at the Capitol in Atlanta, on Thursday, March 28, 2024. Watson was the bill's sponsor in the Senate. The Legislature banned hormone therapy for trans kids last year. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/56de4e4a593d43bdb936a7d17bebdb9d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
State Sen. Ben Watson, R-Savannah, speaks to media following the Senate vote for House Bill 1170, which would ban puberty-delaying medications, at the Capitol in Atlanta, on Thursday, March 28, 2024. Watson was the bill's sponsor in the Senate. The Legislature banned hormone therapy for trans kids last year. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
![Arvin Temkar State Sen. Ben Watson, left, R-Savannah, discusses House Bill 1170, which would ban puberty-delaying medications, at the Senate in the Capitol in Atlanta, on Thursday, March 28, 2024. Watson is the sponsor of the bill in the Senate. The Legislature banned hormone therapy for trans kids last year. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/7c45a9826ae24304b1f14c35d4ce20f4/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
State Sen. Ben Watson, left, R-Savannah, discusses House Bill 1170, which would ban puberty-delaying medications, at the Senate in the Capitol in Atlanta, on Thursday, March 28, 2024. Watson is the sponsor of the bill in the Senate. The Legislature banned hormone therapy for trans kids last year. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)