GA HB 133
withdrawnStudent Character Development Act; enact
Georgia · 2025_26 · lower
Quick answers
Did GA HB 133 pass?
No. GA HB 133 was withdrawn on 2025-04-04 and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2025-04-04): House Withdrawn, Recommitted
What is GA HB 133 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 2 of Part 1 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to compulsory attendance, so as to provide for public school students to be permitted to attend courses in religious moral instruction provided by a person or organization independently of a public school, subject to certain conditions; to provide for such conditions; to provide for students to receive academic credit for such courses; to require local education agencies to adopt certain policies; to prohibit students who participate in such courses from being counted as absent from school; to provide for responsibilities of the Department of Education; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA HB 133?
David Clark, Scott Hilton, James Burchett and 3 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 133.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 2 of Part 1 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to compulsory attendance, so as to provide for public school students to be permitted to attend courses in religious moral instruction provided by a person or organization independently of a public school, subject to certain conditions; to provide for such conditions; to provide for students to receive academic credit for such courses; to require local education agencies to adopt certain policies; to prohibit students who participate in such courses from being counted as absent from school; to provide for responsibilities of the Department of Education; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2025-01-27
- Latest action
- 2025-04-04 — House Withdrawn, Recommitted
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- David Clarkprimary
- Scott Hiltonprimary
- James Burchettprimary
- Mack Jacksonprimary
- Matthew Gambillprimary
- Johnny Chastainprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2025-01-27
House Hopper
introduction
2025-01-28
House First Readers
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2025-01-29
House Second Readers
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2025-03-06
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
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2025-04-04
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
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Versions
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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