2023-2024 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB402: Education; water safety education information to parents of students under 18 years of age and to students 18 years of age and older; provide

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health of elementary and secondary school students, so as to require public schools and local school systems to provide water safety education information upon initial enrollment to parents and guardians of students under 18 years of age and directly to student 18 years of age and older; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

2/14/2023
House Hopper
House of Representatives
2/15/2023
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/16/2023
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
2/23/2023
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/1/2023
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/1/2023
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/2/2023
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/8/2023
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
3/9/2023
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
3/14/2023
Senate Third Read
Senate
3/14/2023
Senate Passed/Adopted
Senate
3/30/2023
House Sent to Governor
House of Representatives
5/4/2023
House Date Signed by Governor
House of Representatives
5/4/2023
Act 343
5/4/2023
Effective Date 2023-07-01

Amendments

Senate Floor Amendment

Sen floor amend 1

3/14/2023Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Adoption Of Amendment #1 By The Senator From The 29th: Senate Vote #223
3/14/2023
14
Yea
41
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: FAILED
Passage: Senate Vote #224
3/14/2023
49
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: House Vote #119
3/1/2023
159
Yea
0
Nay
9
Not Voting
10
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/4/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine Die

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text3/15/202311.5 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/1/202311.5 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/23/202311.1 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/14/202310.7 KB