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GA HB 993

died on adjournment

Nourish to Flourish Act; enact

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Quick answers

Did GA HB 993 pass?

No. GA HB 993 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 (2026-01-27): House Second Readers

What is GA HB 993 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 15 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to miscellaneous provisions under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to require that public schools schedule a lunch period for each class that includes not less than 30 consecutive minutes of seated time beginning from the time that a majority of the class has been seated after receiving their meals; to require local boards of education or other public school governing bodies to establish certain policies; to require the State Board of Education to promulgate rules and regulations; to authorize the State Board of Education to provide grants; to provide a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA HB 993?

Imani Barnes, Mekyah McQueen, Karla Drenner and 3 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 993.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 15 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to miscellaneous provisions under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to require that public schools schedule a lunch period for each class that includes not less than 30 consecutive minutes of seated time beginning from the time that a majority of the class has been seated after receiving their meals; to require local boards of education or other public school governing bodies to establish certain policies; to require the State Board of Education to promulgate rules and regulations; to authorize the State Board of Education to provide grants; to provide a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2026-01-15
Latest action
2026-01-27 — House Second Readers
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Imani Barnesprimary
  • Mekyah McQueenprimary
  • Karla Drennerprimary
  • Rhonda Taylorprimary
  • Karen Luptonprimary
  • Long Tranprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-15

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2026-01-16

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2026-01-27

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

Versions

Documents

Votes

Not provided by source.

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72260

Attribution

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