Georgia bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia SB 471
Education; requires a student to wear a face mask or face covering while present on school property; eliminate automatic repeal provision
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Greg Dolezal (Republican)
- Bo Hatchett (Republican)
- Ben Watson (Republican)
- Carden Summers (Republican)
- Russ Goodman (Republican)
- Rick Williams (Republican)
- Max Burns (Republican)
- Steve Gooch (Republican)
- Shawn Still (Republican)
- Jason T. Dickerson
- Drew Echols (Republican)
- Matt Brass (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Georgia legislature· description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing that no local board of education, local school superintendent, or school administrator, teacher, or other school personnel shall make or enforce any rule that requires a student to wear a face mask or face covering while present on school property unless such rule provides that a parent or guardian of such student may elect for his or her child to be exempt from such rule, approved March 29, 2022 (Ga. L. 2022, p. 23/SB 514), so as to eliminate the automatic repeal provision; 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, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2026 Senate | Senate Vote #611 - 2025-2026 Regular Session | pass | Set your home in Georgia to see |
Actions
- Mar 6, 2026 · House
House Second Readers - Mar 4, 2026 · House
House First Readers - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Senate Passed/Adopted - Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Senate Third Read - Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Senate Read Second Time - Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Senate Committee Favorably Reported - Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Senate Read and Referred - Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
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