2025-2026 Regular Session
SB471
Education; requires a student to wear a face mask or face covering while present on school property; eliminate automatic repeal provision
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.
Recorded floor votes
1 roll call are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 3, 2026 · Senate
Passage: Senate Vote #611
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
51 yea–1 nay · 3 absent
Committee referrals
March 4, 2026 · House
Education
February 9, 2026 · Senate
Education and Youth
Instrument history
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House House Second Readers
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House House First Readers
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Senate Senate Passed/Adopted View roll call
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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
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Senate Senate Read and Referred
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Senate Senate Hopper