2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB175: Education; employee comprehensive background checks for early care and education programs and Head Start programs; revise provisions

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1A Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to early care and learning, so as to revise provisions regarding employee comprehensive background checks for early care and education programs and Head Start programs; to provide for definitions; to provide for revocation and nonissuance of licenses and commissions for early care and education programs; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

1/29/2025
House Hopper
House of Representatives
1/30/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
2/28/2025
House Committee Favorably Reported
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
House Passed/Adopted
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/13/2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
3/18/2025
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
3/27/2025
Senate Third Read
Senate
3/27/2025
Senate Passed/Adopted
Senate
4/7/2025
House Sent to Governor
House of Representatives
5/13/2025
House Date Signed by Governor
House of Representatives
5/13/2025
Act 175
5/13/2025
Effective Date 2025-07-01

Roll Call Votes

Passage: Senate Vote #298
3/27/2025
54
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: House Vote #176
3/4/2025
170
Yea
0
Nay
5
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(5/13/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text3/28/202592.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/30/202591.8 KB