2025-2026 Regular Session

SB133

"Blind Persons' Braille Literacy Rights and Education Act"; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to educational programs in elementary and secondary education, so as to enact the "Blind Persons' Braille Literacy Rights and Education Act"; to provide license requirements relating to Braille for certain teachers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Education and Youth
Last status date: February 11, 2025
Last status update: Senate Read and Referred
Pending committee: Education and Youth
Author: Gail Davenport
Co-sponsors: Freddie Sims Harold Jones Randal Mangham Tonya Anderson Sally Harrell Ed Harbison Michael Rhett Kenya WicksNabilah Islam ParkesDerek Mallow Nikki MerrittJason EstevesDonzella James

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Committee referrals

February 11, 2025 · Senate

Education and Youth

Instrument history

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.

February 11, 2025
Senate Senate Read and Referred
February 10, 2025
Senate Senate Hopper

Source provenance

LegiScan bill ID: 1964485
LegiScan session ID: 2167
Source file: var/states/georgia/source/legiscan/2167-841ad2a0e705/bill/SB133.json
Package observed: 2026-07-17T02:17:01+00:00