Georgia House Bill 402

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on May 4 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-04 - Effective Date 2023-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health of elementary and secondary school students, so as to require public schools and local school systems to provide water safety education information upon initial enrollment to parents and guardians of students under 18 years of age and directly to student 18 years of age and older; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Education; water safety education information to parents of students under 18 years of age and to students 18 years of age and older; provide

Rep. Scott Hilton [R]	Rep. Matt Dubnik [R]	Rep. Chris Erwin [R]	Rep. Todd Jones [R]
Rep. Demetrius Douglas [D]	Rep. Bethany Ballard [R]	Sen. Shawn Still [R]

2023-03-14 - Senate - Passage: Senate Vote #224 (Y: 49 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-03-14 - Senate - Adoption Of Amendment #1 By The Senator From The 29th: Senate Vote #223 (Y: 14 N: 41 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2023-03-01 - House - Passage: House Vote #119 (Y: 159 N: 0 NV: 9 Abs: 10) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-04		Effective Date 2023-07-01
2023-05-04		Act 343
2023-05-04	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2023-03-30	House	House Sent to Governor
2023-03-14	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2023-03-14	Senate	Senate Third Read
2023-03-09	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2023-03-08	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2023-03-02	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2023-03-01	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2023-03-01	House	House Third Readers
2023-02-23	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2023-02-16	House	House Second Readers
2023-02-15	House	House First Readers
2023-02-14	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64361
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/214632
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/215778
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/216551
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/217863
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/217852
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64361#21120
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64361#21360
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64361#21361