GA HB 995
died on adjournmentVape-Free Schools Act; enact
Georgia · 2025_26 · lower
Quick answers
Did GA HB 995 pass?
No. GA HB 995 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 995 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to student health in elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for the establishment of and purpose for the Vape-Free Schools Grant Program; to provide for the allocation of grant awards under such program; to require public schools with grades nine through 12 to acquire and install vaping detectors and include vaping policy provisions in the student code of conduct; to provide for contingent effectiveness and automatic repeal; to provide for definitions; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA HB 995?
Imani Barnes, Omari Crawford, Bryce Berry and 3 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 995.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to student health in elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for the establishment of and purpose for the Vape-Free Schools Grant Program; to provide for the allocation of grant awards under such program; to require public schools with grades nine through 12 to acquire and install vaping detectors and include vaping policy provisions in the student code of conduct; to provide for contingent effectiveness and automatic repeal; to provide for definitions; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; 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
- Omari Crawfordprimary
- Bryce Berryprimary
- Mekyah McQueenprimary
- El-Mahdi Hollyprimary
- Anissa Jonesprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-15
House Hopper
introduction
2026-01-16
House First Readers
reading-1
2026-01-27
House Second Readers
reading-2
Versions
- LC 60 0188/aCompare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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