GA SB514 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 19-0)
Status: Passed on March 29 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-03-29 - Effective Date 2022-03-29
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide that no local board of education, local school superintendent, or school administrator, teacher, or other school personnel shall make or enforce any rule that requires a student to wear a face mask or face covering while present on school property unless such rule provides that a parent or guardian of such student may elect for his or her child to be exempt from such rule; to provide that a parent or guardian making such election shall not be required to provide a reason or any certification of the child's health or education status; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Title

"Unmask Georgia Students Act"; enact

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2022-03-28 - House - Reconsider: House Vote #781 (Y: 59 N: 95 NV: 10 Abs: 15) [FAIL]
2022-03-25 - House - Passage: House Vote #776 (Y: 93 N: 52 NV: 2 Abs: 32) [PASS]
2022-03-01 - Senate - Passage As Amended: Senate Vote #574 (Y: 32 N: 19 NV: 3 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2022-03-01 - Senate - Adoption Of Amendment #1 By The Senator From The 27th: Senate Vote #573 (Y: 30 N: 20 NV: 4 Abs: 2) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2022-03-29 Effective Date 2022-03-29
2022-03-29 Act 586
2022-03-29SenateSenate Date Signed by Governor
2022-03-28SenateSenate Sent to Governor
2022-03-25HouseHouse Notice to Reconsider
2022-03-25HouseHouse Passed/Adopted
2022-03-25HouseHouse Third Readers
2022-03-22HouseHouse Committee Favorably Reported
2022-03-04HouseHouse Second Readers
2022-03-03HouseHouse First Readers
2022-03-01SenateSenate Passed/Adopted As Amended
2022-03-01SenateSenate Third Read
2022-02-28SenateSenate Read Second Time
2022-02-24SenateSenate Committee Favorably Reported
2022-02-15SenateSenate Read and Referred
2022-02-14SenateSenate Hopper

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Bill Comments

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