STATE BILLGA SB 179PASSED

Education; the academic and disciplinary records of each transferring student shall be provided within five days; require

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to require that the academic and disciplinary records of each transferring student shall be provided by such student's previous school to the receiving school within five days; to reduce the number of days by which a parent or guardian of a transferring student shall receive copies of such records;to provide for evidence based youth violence prevention training programs; to provide for student violence prevention clubs; to provide for local policies for anonymous reporting; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: May 12, 2026; 184 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session

GA SB 179 · PassedMay 12

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Bill details

Last action: Effective Date 2026-07-01 · May 12, 2026

Bill history

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May 12, 2026Effective Date 2026-07-01

May 12, 2026Act 625

May 12, 2026Senate Date Signed by GovernorSenate

Apr 10, 2026Senate Sent to GovernorSenate

Mar 23, 2026House Agreed Senate Amend or SubHouse

Mar 9, 2026Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As AmendedSenate

Apr 4, 2025House Passed/Adopted By SubstituteHouse

Apr 4, 2025House Third ReadersHouse

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Apr 2, 2025House Committee Favorably Reported By SubstituteHouse

Mar 11, 2025House Second ReadersHouse

Mar 10, 2025House First ReadersHouse

Mar 6, 2025Senate Passed/Adopted By SubstituteSenate

Mar 6, 2025Senate Third ReadSenate

Mar 4, 2025Senate Read Second TimeSenate

Mar 3, 2025Senate Committee Favorably Reported By SubstituteSenate

Feb 18, 2025Senate Read and ReferredSenate

Feb 13, 2025Senate HopperSenate

Recorded votes

Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #165Mar 6, 2025 · Senate · 54 yea · 1 nayPassed

Passage: House Vote #430Apr 4, 2025 · House · 169 yea · 0 nayPassed

Agree To House Substitute As Amended: Senate Vote #693Mar 9, 2026 · Senate · 48 yea · 3 nayPassed

Agree To Senate Amendment To House Sub: House Vote #741Mar 23, 2026 · House · 99 yea · 66 nayPassed

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Education; the academic and disciplinary records of each transferring student shall be provided within five days; require

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