HB 268

  • Georgia House Bill
  • 2025-2026 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Feb 04, 2025
  • Passed House Mar 04, 2025
  • Passed Senate Mar 31, 2025
  • Signed by Governor Apr 28, 2025

Education; safety, health, and well-being of students and school communities; provide

Abstract

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for the safety, health, and well-being of students and school communities; to create an Office of Safe Schools within the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency; to provide technical assistance for local school systems to develop policies and procedures for their threat management teams; to develop a state-wide behavioral threat management operational process; to provide for definitions; to amend Code Section 16-11-37 of the O.C.G.A., relating to terroristic threats and acts and penalties, so as to provide for the offense of threatening the death of or serious injury to individuals who are or likely to be at school; to amend Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to inspection of public records, so as to provide for an exemption; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill Sponsors (6)

Votes


Actions


Apr 28, 2025

House

House Date Signed by Governor

Senate

Act 17

Georgia General Assembly

Effective Date

Apr 09, 2025

House

House Sent to Governor

Mar 31, 2025

Senate

Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

Senate

Senate Third Read

House

House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub

Mar 28, 2025

Senate

Senate Read Second Time

Senate

Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
Judiciary

Mar 06, 2025

Senate

Senate Read and Referred

  • Referral-Committee
Judiciary

Mar 04, 2025

House

House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

House

House Third Readers

Mar 03, 2025

House

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
Education

Feb 06, 2025

House

House Second Readers

Feb 05, 2025

House

House First Readers

Feb 04, 2025

House

House Hopper

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
HB 268/AP* PDF
Sen Ctee sub LC 49 2396S PDF
Sen Floor Amend 2 AM 49 0268 PDF
Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 49 0267 PDF
LC 49 2328S/RCS PDF
LC 49 2328S/rcs PDF
LC 49 2326S/hs PDF
LC 49 2197/a PDF

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