Bill Sponsor
Georgia House Bill 147
Session 2023_24
Safe Schools Act; enact
Became Law
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Apr 13, 2023
Sponsors
Republican
Will Wade
Republican
Jan Jones
Republican
Matt Dubnik
Republican
Chris Erwin
Republican
Bill Hitchens
Democrat
David Wilkerson
First Action
Jan 31, 2023
Latest Action
Jul 1, 2023
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
147
State
Georgia
Session
2023_24
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Primary
Republican
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Republican
Primary
Republican
Primary
Republican
Primary
House Votes (1)
checkPassed on February 27, 2023
Motion Text
PASSAGE
House Roll Call Votes
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 for a school safety and anti-gang endorsement for eligible certificated professional personnel issued by the Professional Standards Commission; to require school safety plans to be submitted to the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency; to require intruder alert drills in all public schools in this state; to require public schools to report completion of such drills to the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency; to provide for parents and guardians to opt their children out of such drills; to provide for a definition; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Actions (15)
07/01/2023
Georgia General Assembly
Effective Date
04/13/2023
Senate
Act 7
04/13/2023
House
House Date Signed by Governor
03/30/2023
House
House Sent to Governor
03/13/2023
Senate
Senate Passed/Adopted
03/13/2023
Senate
Senate Third Read
03/09/2023
Senate
Senate Read Second Time
03/08/2023
Senate
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
02/28/2023
Senate
Senate Read and Referred
02/27/2023
House
House Passed/Adopted
02/27/2023
House
House Third Readers
02/16/2023
House
House Committee Favorably Reported
02/02/2023
House
House Second Readers
02/01/2023
House
House First Readers
01/31/2023
House
House Hopper