Georgia Senate Bill 588 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Passed on April 28 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-28 - Effective Date 2022-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local boards of education, so as to provide that all meetings of local boards of education shall be open to the public except as otherwise provided by law; to provide that members of the public shall not be removed from such public meetings except for actual disruption and in accordance with rules adopted and published by the local board of education; to provide that visual and sound recording shall be permitted at such public meetings; to provide for the authority of superior courts to enforce compliance and award relief; to provide for attorneys' fees; to provide for construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Local Boards of Education; all meetings of local boards of education shall be open to the public except as otherwise provided by law; provide

Sen. Butch Miller [R]	Sen. John Albers [R]	Sen. Jason Anavitarte [R]	Sen. Clint Dixon [R]
Sen. Marty Harbin [R]	Rep. Bonnie Rich [R]

2022-03-30 - Senate - Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #760 (Y: 30 N: 19 NV: 3 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2022-03-28 - House - Passage: House Vote #783 (Y: 129 N: 41 NV: 1 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2022-03-15 - Senate - Passage: Senate Vote #653 (Y: 32 N: 20 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-04-28		Effective Date 2022-07-01
2022-04-28		Act 721
2022-04-28	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2022-04-07	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2022-03-30	Senate	Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
2022-03-28	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2022-03-28	House	House Third Readers
2022-03-25	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2022-03-17	House	House Second Readers
2022-03-16	House	House First Readers
2022-03-15	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2022-03-15	Senate	Senate Third Read
2022-03-15	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2022-03-15	Senate	Senate Tabled
2022-03-11	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2022-03-09	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2022-03-03	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2022-03-02	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/62519
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/208085
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/209509
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/210233
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/211278
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/62519#19510
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/62519#19614
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/62519#19693