GA SB 557
died on adjournmentEducation; various provisions regarding student discipline and working conditions of teachers and other school personnel; revise
Georgia · 2025_26 · upper
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Did GA SB 557 pass?
No. GA SB 557 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 (2026-02-25): Senate Read and Referred
What is GA SB 557 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapters 2 and 14 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education and education accountability, respectively, so as to revise various provisions regarding student discipline and working conditions of teachers and other school personnel; 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 557?
Chuck Payne, John Albers, Jason Anavitarte and 5 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 557.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapters 2 and 14 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education and education accountability, respectively, so as to revise various provisions regarding student discipline and working conditions of teachers and other school personnel; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-24
- Latest action
- 2026-02-25 — Senate Read and Referred
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Chuck Payneprimary
- John Albersprimary
- Jason Anavitarteprimary
- Carden Summersprimary
- Billy Hickmanprimary
- Shawn Stillprimary
- Russ Goodmanprimary
- Drew Echolsprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-02-25
Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee
2026-02-24
Senate Hopper
introduction
Versions
- As introduced LC 61 0420Compare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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