Bill Sponsor
Georgia Senate Bill 471
Session 2025_26
Education; requires a student to wear a face mask or face covering while present on school property; eliminate automatic repeal provision
Active
Active
Passed Senate on Mar 3, 2026
First Action
Feb 6, 2026
Latest Action
Mar 3, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
471
State
Georgia
Session
2025_26
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Primary
Republican
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Republican
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Republican
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Republican
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Unknown
Jason T. Dickerson
Primary
Republican
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Republican
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Republican
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Republican
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Republican
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Republican
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Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing 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, approved March 29, 2022 (Ga. L. 2022, p. 23/SB 514), so as to eliminate the automatic repeal provision; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Actions (6)
03/03/2026
Senate
Senate Passed/Adopted
03/03/2026
Senate
Senate Third Read
02/12/2026
Senate
Senate Read Second Time
02/11/2026
Senate
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
02/09/2026
Senate
Senate Read and Referred
02/06/2026
Senate
Senate Hopper