GA HB 1217
died on adjournmentBryce Brooks Act; enact
Georgia · 2025_26 · lower
Quick answers
Did GA HB 1217 pass?
No. GA HB 1217 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 (2026-02-09): House Second Readers
What is GA HB 1217 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 and Chapter 7 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health and the Department of Economic Development, respectively, so as to require the positioning of lifeguards on public beaches during certain periods; to authorize the Department of Economic Development to develop and implement a pilot program to encourage high school students to become lifeguards; to provide for definitions; to provide for reporting; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA HB 1217?
Bryce Berry, Park Cannon, Edna Jackson and 2 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 1217.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 and Chapter 7 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health and the Department of Economic Development, respectively, so as to require the positioning of lifeguards on public beaches during certain periods; to authorize the Department of Economic Development to develop and implement a pilot program to encourage high school students to become lifeguards; to provide for definitions; to provide for reporting; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-05
- Latest action
- 2026-02-09 — House Second Readers
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Bryce Berryprimary
- Park Cannonprimary
- Edna Jacksonprimary
- Anne Allen Westbrookprimary
- Inga Willisprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-02-05
House Hopper
introduction
2026-02-06
House First Readers
reading-1
2026-02-09
House Second Readers
reading-2
Versions
- LC 65 0043/aCompare
Documents
Votes
Not provided by source.
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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