Georgia Senate Bill 159 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Passed on May 4 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-05-04 - Effective Date 2021-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to revise a provision relating to student transportation; to authorize local boards of education to use vehicles other than school buses for the transport of students to and from school related activities; to provide for minimum requirements; to provide for insurance; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Elementary and Secondary Education; provision relating to student transportation; revise

Sen. Steve Gooch [R]	Sen. Butch Miller [R]	Sen. Dean Burke [R]	Sen. Frank Ginn [R]
Sen. Chuck Payne [R]	Rep. Timothy Barr [R]

2021-03-23 - Senate - Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #261 (Y: 53 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2021-03-22 - House - Passage: House Vote #279 (Y: 165 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 11) [PASS]
2021-02-25 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #80 (Y: 53 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-05-04		Effective Date 2021-07-01
2021-05-04		Act 155
2021-05-04	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2021-04-07	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2021-03-23	Senate	Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
2021-03-22	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2021-03-22	House	House Third Readers
2021-03-17	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2021-03-16	House	House Withdrawn, Recommitted
2021-03-15	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2021-03-01	House	House Second Readers
2021-02-26	House	House First Readers
2021-02-25	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2021-02-25	Senate	Senate Third Read
2021-02-24	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2021-02-23	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2021-02-16	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2021-02-11	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59622
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/197479
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/198415
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/198799
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/200360
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/200595
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/201202
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59622#18243
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59622#18576
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59622#18614