Georgia House Bill 147

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on April 13 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-04-13 - Effective Date 2023-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

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.

Safe Schools Act; enact

Rep. Will Wade [R]	Rep. Jan Jones [R]	Rep. Matt Dubnik [R]	Rep. Chris Erwin [R]
Rep. Bill Hitchens [R]	Rep. David Wilkerson [D]	Sen. Mike Hodges [R]

2023-03-13 - Senate - Passage: Senate Vote #214 (Y: 52 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-03-13 - Senate - Adoption Of Amendment #2 By The Senator From The 6th: Senate Vote #213 (Y: 25 N: 30 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2023-03-13 - Senate - Adoption Of Amendment #1 By The Senator From The 9th: Senate Vote #212 (Y: 21 N: 33 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2023-03-13 - Senate - Adoption Of Amend #1a By Sen From The 9th To Amend #1 By Sen From The 9th: Senate Vote #211 (Y: 21 N: 33 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2023-03-13 - Senate - Adoption Of Amendment #3 By The Senator From The 2nd: Senate Vote #210 (Y: 22 N: 33 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2023-02-27 - House - Passage: House Vote #86 (Y: 148 N: 20 NV: 3 Abs: 7) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-04-13		Effective Date 2023-07-01
2023-04-13		Act 7
2023-04-13	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2023-03-30	House	House Sent to Governor
2023-03-13	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2023-03-13	Senate	Senate Third Read
2023-03-09	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2023-03-08	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2023-02-28	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2023-02-27	House	House Passed/Adopted
2023-02-27	House	House Third Readers
2023-02-16	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2023-02-02	House	House Second Readers
2023-02-01	House	House First Readers
2023-01-31	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/63797
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/213152
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/217714
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/217652
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/217630
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/217646
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/217632
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/63797#21067
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/63797#21341
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/63797#21342
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/63797#21343
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/63797#21344
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/63797#21345