GA SB 490
died on adjournment"Georgia Student Mental Health Days Act"; enact
Georgia · 2025_26 · upper
Quick answers
Did GA SB 490 pass?
No. GA SB 490 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 (2026-02-11): Senate Read and Referred
What is GA SB 490 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 relative to elementary and secondary school students, so as to require the local governing body for each school system and public school to adopt a policy providing that students shall be granted excused absences for up to three mental health days per school year; to require local school systems and public schools to provide information to students and parents about available mental health resources; to require the State Board of Education to develop a model policy; to provide a definition; to provide a short title; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA SB 490?
Kenya Wicks, RaShaun Kemp, Sally Harrell and 6 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 490.
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 relative to elementary and secondary school students, so as to require the local governing body for each school system and public school to adopt a policy providing that students shall be granted excused absences for up to three mental health days per school year; to require local school systems and public schools to provide information to students and parents about available mental health resources; to require the State Board of Education to develop a model policy; to provide a definition; to provide a short title; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-10
- Latest action
- 2026-02-11 — Senate Read and Referred
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Kenya Wicksprimary
- RaShaun Kempprimary
- Sally Harrellprimary
- Harold Jones IIprimary
- Randal Manghamprimary
- Donzella Jamesprimary
- Tonya Andersonprimary
- Nikki Merrittprimary
- Jaha Howardprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2026-02-10
Senate Hopper
introduction
2026-02-11
Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee
Versions
- As Introduced LC 61 0394Compare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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