Georgia Senate Bill 248

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 5)
Status: Introduced on February 24 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-02-26 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Education and Youth Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to establish and provide for the Georgia Council on Library Materials Standards; to provide for definitions, including definitions for the terms "harmful to minors," "restricted materials," and "sexually explicit materials"; to require the Georgia Council on Library Materials Standards to establish standards for the designation of restricted materials by local boards of education, standards for the use and restriction of instructional materials, and standards for the use and restriction of public school library collection materials; to provide for definitions; to provide for short titles; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Georgia Council on Library Materials Standards; establish and provide

Sen. Clint Dixon [R]	Sen. Jason Anavitarte [R]	Sen. Marty Harbin [R]	Sen. Chuck Payne [R]
Sen. Billy Hickman [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-26	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2025-02-24	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70774
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/233726