GA SB 497

died on adjournment

School Students; written notification to a parent when a student receives certain noninstructional services from certain school employees; require

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

Quick answers

Did GA SB 497 pass?

No. GA SB 497 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 497 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary school students, so as to require written notification to a parent when a student receives certain noninstructional services from certain school employees; to provide for exceptions; to provide for education records of such noninstructional services; to revise the "Parents' Bill of Rights" to provide for such written notification; to require local education agencies to adopt policies, rules, or regulations; to provide for definitions; to provide for construction; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA SB 497?

Clint Dixon, Shawn Still, Carden Summers and 12 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 497.

Description

Introduced: 2026-02-11
Latest action: 2026-03-06 — House Second Readers
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-02-11
Senate Hopper
introduction
2026-02-12
Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee
2026-02-24
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-25
Senate Read Second Time
reading-2
2026-03-03
Senate Third Read
reading-3
2026-03-03
Senate Passed/Adopted
passage
2026-03-04
House First Readers
reading-1
2026-03-06
House Second Readers
reading-2

Versions

As introduced LC 49 9009Compare
As Passed SenateCompare

Documents

Votes

Senate Vote #612 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2026-03-03 · pass · 34-18
Member-level votes (53)
- ALBERS: yes
- ANAVITARTE: yes
- ANDERSON: yes
- BEARDEN: yes
- BRASS: other
- BURNS: yes
- COWSERT: yes
- DAVENPORT: no
- DICKERSON: yes
- DIXON: yes
- DOLEZAL: yes
- ECHOLS: yes
- GINN: yes
- GOOCH: yes
- GOODMAN: yes
- HALPERN: yes
- HARBIN: yes
- HARBISON: no
- HARRELL: yes
- HATCHETT: yes
- HICKMAN: yes
- HODGES: yes
- HOWARD: no
- HUFSTETLER: yes
- JACKSON: no
- JAMES: no
- JONES: no
- JONES II: no
- KEMP: no
- KIRKPATRICK: yes
- LUCAS: no
- MALLOW: no
- MANGHAM: yes
- MCLAURIN: other
- MCNEEL: yes
- MERRITT: no
- ORROCK: no
- PARENT: no
- PARKES: other
- PAYNE: yes
- RAHMAN: no
- RHETT: no
- ROBERTSON: yes
- SETZLER: yes
- SIMS: no
- STILL: yes
- STRICKLAND: yes
- SUMMERS: yes
- TILLERY: yes
- WALKER, III: yes
- WATSON: yes
- WICKS: no
- WILLIAMS: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73140

Attribution

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