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GA SB 471

died on adjournment

Education; requires a student to wear a face mask or face covering while present on school property; eliminate automatic repeal provision

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

Quick answers

Did GA SB 471 pass?

No. GA SB 471 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 (2026-03-06): House Second Readers

What is GA SB 471 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing that no local board of education, local school superintendent, or school administrator, teacher, or other school personnel shall make or enforce any rule that requires a student to wear a face mask or face covering while present on school property unless such rule provides that a parent or guardian of such student may elect for his or her child to be exempt from such rule, approved March 29, 2022 (Ga. L. 2022, p. 23/SB 514), so as to eliminate the automatic repeal provision; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA SB 471?

Greg Dolezal, Bo Hatchett, Ben Watson and 9 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 471.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing that no local board of education, local school superintendent, or school administrator, teacher, or other school personnel shall make or enforce any rule that requires a student to wear a face mask or face covering while present on school property unless such rule provides that a parent or guardian of such student may elect for his or her child to be exempt from such rule, approved March 29, 2022 (Ga. L. 2022, p. 23/SB 514), so as to eliminate the automatic repeal provision; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2026-02-06
Latest action
2026-03-06 — House Second Readers
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Greg Dolezalprimary
  • Bo Hatchettprimary
  • Ben Watsonprimary
  • Carden Summersprimary
  • Russ Goodmanprimary
  • Rick Williamsprimary
  • Max Burnsprimary
  • Steve Goochprimary
  • Shawn Stillprimary
  • Jason T. Dickersonprimary
  • Drew Echolsprimary
  • Matt Brassprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-06

    Senate Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2026-02-09

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-11

    Senate Committee Favorably Reported

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2026-02-12

    Senate Read Second Time

    reading-2

  5. 2026-03-03

    Senate Third Read

    reading-3

  6. 2026-03-03

    Senate Passed/Adopted

    passage

  7. 2026-03-04

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  8. 2026-03-06

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Vote #611 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2026-03-03 · pass · 51-1

    Member-level votes (53)
    • ALBERS: yes
    • ANAVITARTE: yes
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • BEARDEN: yes
    • BRASS: yes
    • BURNS: yes
    • COWSERT: yes
    • DAVENPORT: yes
    • DICKERSON: yes
    • DIXON: yes
    • DOLEZAL: yes
    • ECHOLS: yes
    • GINN: yes
    • GOOCH: yes
    • GOODMAN: yes
    • HALPERN: yes
    • HARBIN: yes
    • HARBISON: yes
    • HARRELL: yes
    • HATCHETT: yes
    • HICKMAN: yes
    • HODGES: yes
    • HOWARD: yes
    • HUFSTETLER: yes
    • JACKSON: other
    • JAMES: yes
    • JONES: yes
    • JONES II: yes
    • KEMP: yes
    • KIRKPATRICK: yes
    • LUCAS: yes
    • MALLOW: yes
    • MANGHAM: yes
    • MCLAURIN: other
    • MCNEEL: yes
    • MERRITT: no
    • ORROCK: yes
    • PARENT: yes
    • PARKES: other
    • PAYNE: yes
    • RAHMAN: yes
    • RHETT: yes
    • ROBERTSON: yes
    • SETZLER: yes
    • SIMS: yes
    • STILL: yes
    • STRICKLAND: yes
    • SUMMERS: yes
    • TILLERY: yes
    • WALKER, III: yes
    • WATSON: yes
    • WICKS: yes
    • WILLIAMS: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72949

Attribution

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