GA HB235 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on April 28 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-04-28 - Effective Date 2025-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on April 28 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-04-28 - Effective Date 2025-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to education, so as to require employers of school employees to provide leaves of absence for the donation of bone marrow and organs; to provide for standards and conditions for granting such leaves of absence; to provide for a penalty for noncompliance; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Title
Georgia Supporting Living Donor Educators Act; enact
Sponsors
| Rep. Rick Townsend [R] | Rep. Alan Powell [R] | Rep. Todd Jones [R] | Rep. Mark Newton [R] |
| Rep. Lynn Heffner [D] | Rep. Mitchell Horner [R] | Sen. Mike Hodges [R] |
Roll Calls
2025-04-04 - Senate - Passage: Senate Vote #459 (Y: 54 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-03-04 - House - Passage: House Vote #168 (Y: 173 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-03-04 - House - Passage: House Vote #168 (Y: 173 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 4) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-28 | Effective Date 2025-07-01 | |
| 2025-04-28 | Act 14 | |
| 2025-04-28 | House | House Date Signed by Governor |
| 2025-04-09 | House | House Sent to Governor |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | Senate Passed/Adopted |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | Senate Third Read |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | Senate Taken from Table |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Senate Tabled |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Senate Read Second Time |
| 2025-03-13 | Senate | Senate Committee Favorably Reported |
| 2025-03-06 | Senate | Senate Read and Referred |
| 2025-03-04 | House | House Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| 2025-03-04 | House | House Third Readers |
| 2025-02-28 | House | House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| 2025-02-06 | House | House Second Readers |
| 2025-02-05 | House | House First Readers |
| 2025-02-04 | House | House Hopper |
