Georgia bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB 268
Education; safety, health, and well-being of students and school communities; provide
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Holt Persinger (Republican)
- Chuck Efstration (Republican)
- Houston Gaines (Republican)
- Jon Burns (Republican)
- Chris Erwin (Republican)
- Gerald Greene (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Georgia legislature· description
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.
Text versions
- LC 49 2197/a
- LC 49 2326S/hs
- LC 49 2328S/rcs
- LC 49 2328S/RCS
- Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 49 0267
- Sen Floor Amend 2 AM 49 0268
- Sen Ctee sub LC 49 2396S
- HB 268/AP*
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2025 Senate | Senate Vote #348 - 2025-2026 Regular Session | pass | Set your home in Georgia to see |
| Mar 31, 2025 Senate | Senate Vote #347 - 2025-2026 Regular Session | fail | Set your home in Georgia to see |
| Mar 31, 2025 House | House Vote #365 - 2025-2026 Regular Session | pass | Set your home in Georgia to see |
| Mar 4, 2025 House | House Vote #166 - 2025-2026 Regular Session | pass | Set your home in Georgia to see |
Actions
- Apr 28, 2025 · Legislature
Effective Date - Apr 28, 2025 · Senate
Act 17 - Apr 28, 2025 · House
House Date Signed by Governor - Apr 9, 2025 · House
House Sent to Governor - Mar 31, 2025 · House
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub - Mar 31, 2025 · Senate
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute - Mar 31, 2025 · Senate
Senate Third Read - Mar 28, 2025 · Senate
Senate Read Second Time - Mar 28, 2025 · Senate
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute - Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Senate Read and Referred - Mar 4, 2025 · House
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute - Mar 4, 2025 · House
House Third Readers - Mar 3, 2025 · House
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute - Feb 6, 2025 · House
House Second Readers - Feb 5, 2025 · House
House First Readers - Feb 4, 2025 · House
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