Georgia bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia SB 4
Education; fundamental roles of local boards of education and local school superintendents; revise provisions
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Greg Dolezal (Republican)
- Brandon Beach
- Randy Robertson (Republican)
- Larry Walker, III (Republican)
- Ben Watson (Republican)
- Chuck Hufstetler (Republican)
- Carden Summers (Republican)
- John Albers (Republican)
- John F. Kennedy
- Bill Cowsert (Republican)
- Frank Ginn (Republican)
- Russ Goodman (Republican)
- Blake Tillery (Republican)
- Billy Hickman (Republican)
- Drew Echols (Republican)
- Sam Watson (Republican)
- Max Burns (Republican)
- Timothy Bearden (Republican)
- Lee Anderson (Republican)
- Clint Dixon (Republican)
- Shawn Still (Republican)
- Jason Anavitarte (Republican)
- Colton Moore
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 Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to revise provisions relating to the fundamental roles of local boards of education and local school superintendents; to provide for requirements for the model code of ethics for local boards of education to be promulgated by the State Board of Education; to provide for public complaints alleging ethics code violations by members of local boards of education; to provide for required and prohibited topics in training programs for local board of education members; to provide for a sanction for noncompliance; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2025 Senate | Senate Vote #158 - 2025-2026 Regular Session | fail | Set your home in Georgia to see |
| Mar 4, 2025 Senate | Senate Vote #143 - 2025-2026 Regular Session | pass | Set your home in Georgia to see |
Actions
- Mar 11, 2025 · House
House Second Readers - Mar 10, 2025 · House
House First Readers - Mar 4, 2025 · Senate
Senate Notice to Reconsider - Mar 4, 2025 · Senate
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute - Mar 4, 2025 · Senate
Senate Third Read - Feb 24, 2025 · Senate
Senate Read Second Time - Feb 21, 2025 · Senate
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute - Jan 14, 2025 · Senate
Senate Read and Referred - Jan 13, 2025 · Senate
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