Georgia House Bill 451 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 6)
Status: Engrossed on March 6 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-03-27 - Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 14 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other educational programs under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide that local boards of education shall be authorized to provide instruction in hunting safety in grades six through 12; to provide for the adoption of content standards by the State Board of Education; to provide that local boards of education may establish a curriculum in hunting safety; to provide for instructor requirements; to provide legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Quality Basic Education Act; local boards shall be authorized to provide instruction in hunting safety in grades six through 12; provide

Rep. Charles Cannon [R]	Rep. Trey Rhodes [R]	Rep. Chris Erwin [R]	Rep. Matt Dubnik [R]
Rep. John Corbett [R]	Sen. Greg Dolezal [R]

2026-03-27 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #832 (Y: 33 N: 18 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-03-27 - Senate - Adoption Of Amendment #1 By The Senator From The 37th: Senate Vote #831 (Y: 32 N: 18 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-03-06 - House - Passage: House Vote #228 (Y: 159 N: 16 NV: 1 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-27	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2026-03-27	Senate	Senate Third Read
2026-03-20	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2026-01-12	Senate	Senate Recommitted
2025-03-27	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2025-03-27	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2025-03-10	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2025-03-06	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2025-03-06	House	House Third Readers
2025-02-27	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2025-02-21	House	House Withdrawn, Recommitted
2025-02-19	House	House Second Readers
2025-02-18	House	House First Readers
2025-02-13	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70323
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/232430
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/234294
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/235543
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/246784
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/247884
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/247840
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70323#25101
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70323#26397
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70323#26398