The Heartbeat Bill we passed in Georgia is now law,” Stephens said, although he did not vote for the bill when it came up, as he was with his daughter who was in the hospital at the time. “It leaves it up to the states now, which is really the way it ought to be… We don’t have to worry about challenges and courts and all that other stuff now. It is now law, so our law will stand, irregardless,” Stephens said. “It’s a victory for most of us that believe life is sacred.”