2025-2026 Regular Session
SB1
'Fair and Safe Athletic Opportunities Act'; enact
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education, so as to provide generally for competitively fair and safe student participation in middle school, high school, and college sports; to promote fair and safe competition; to provide for equal athletic opportunities and safety; to provide for specific designations of teams operated or sponsored by local school systems, public schools, participating private schools, and postsecondary educational institutions in this state; to prohibit males from participating in interscholastic and intercollegiate competitions on teams designated as female; to prohibit females from participating in competition on intercollegiate teams designated as male, subject to exceptions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Legislative progress
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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.
Recorded floor votes
7 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 6, 2025 · Senate
Adoption Of Amendment #1 By The Senator From The 22nd: Senate Vote #23
Failed
19 yea–32 nay · 1 not voting · 4 absent
February 6, 2025 · Senate
Adoption Of Amendment #2 By The Senator From The 41st: Senate Vote #24
Failed
18 yea–34 nay · 4 absent
February 6, 2025 · Senate
Adoption Of Amendment #3 By The Senator From The 44th: Senate Vote #25
Failed
19 yea–33 nay · 4 absent
February 6, 2025 · Senate
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #26
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
35 yea–17 nay · 4 absent
March 31, 2025 · House
Passage: House Vote #350
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
100 yea–64 nay · 5 not voting · 11 absent
March 31, 2025 · Senate
Agree To House Substitute As Amended: Senate Vote #372
Failed ⭐ Substantive final action
17 yea–37 nay · 1 not voting · 1 absent
March 31, 2025 · Senate
Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #373
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
34 yea–20 nay · 1 not voting · 1 absent
Committee referrals
February 10, 2025 · House
Education
January 14, 2025 · Senate
Education and Youth
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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State Effective Date 2025-07-01
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State Act 11
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Senate Senate Date Signed by Governor
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Senate Senate Sent to Governor
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Senate Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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House House Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
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House House Third Readers
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House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
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House House Second Readers
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House House First Readers
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Senate Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
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Senate Senate Third Read
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Senate Senate Read Second Time
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Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
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Senate Senate Read and Referred
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Senate Senate Hopper