2023-2024 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB1104: Quality Basic Education Act; address mental health risks for student athletes

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to address mental health risks for student athletes; to provide for mental health screenings in addition to or in conjunction with preparticipation physical examinations for student athletes; to provide for guidelines and other relevant materials to inform and educate public school and participating private school student athletes, their parents or guardians, school personnel, and coaches about screening student athletes for mental health risks and raising awareness of mental health resources available to student athletes; to provide for definitions; to provide for informational meetings; to require annual review by coaches; to provide for limited liability; to encourage additional implementation; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

1/31/2024
House Hopper
House of Representatives
2/1/2024
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/6/2024
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
2/16/2024
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
2/26/2024
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
House of Representatives
2/26/2024
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
2/29/2024
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
2/29/2024
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/4/2024
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/20/2024
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate
3/20/2024
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
3/26/2024
Senate Third Read
Senate
3/26/2024
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #778
3/26/2024
33
Yea
21
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: House Vote #623
2/29/2024
159
Yea
4
Nay
5
Not Voting
10
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(2/29/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sine Die

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Primary Sponsor

Brent Cox
Brent Cox
Republican

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text3/21/2024135.1 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/29/202478.7 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/26/202476.7 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/16/202483.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/31/202485.0 KB