GA HB 1173
died on adjournmentDeAndre Thompson Parental Bereavement Protection Act; enact
Georgia · 2025_26 · lower
Quick answers
Did GA HB 1173 pass?
No. GA HB 1173 died when the 2025-26 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-05): House Second Readers
What is GA HB 1173 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 20, 34, and 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, labor and industrial relations, and public officers and employees, respectively, so as to provide for limited bereavement leave and limited extended compassionate leave for certain employees under certain conditions; to provide for definitions; to prohibit certain employer actions; to provide for a cause of action and remedy; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA HB 1173?
Sandra Scott, Dewey McClain, Viola Davis and 1 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 1173.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 20, 34, and 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, labor and industrial relations, and public officers and employees, respectively, so as to provide for limited bereavement leave and limited extended compassionate leave for certain employees under certain conditions; to provide for definitions; to prohibit certain employer actions; to provide for a cause of action and remedy; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-03
- Latest action
- 2026-02-05 — House Second Readers
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Sandra Scottprimary
- Dewey McClainprimary
- Viola Davisprimary
- Kim Schofieldprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-02-03
House Hopper
introduction
2026-02-04
House First Readers
reading-1
2026-02-05
House Second Readers
reading-2
Versions
- LC 52 0900/aCompare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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