Education; local boards of education use vehicles other than school buses for transport of students; authorize
Summary
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 authorize local boards of education to use vehicles other than school buses for the transport of all students to and from school and school related activities; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 23, 2023
Signed Apr 23, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 21, 2024 · House Mar 1, 2023
How they voted
45–1
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 50
Mar 21, 2024
D
Democratic21
85% Yea
R
Republican29
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Apr 23, 2024
Signed into law
Act 470
upper
Apr 23, 2024
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 26, 2024
Introduced
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
lower
Mar 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Mar 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Jan 8, 2024
Committee
Senate Recommitted
upper
Mar 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Mar 2, 2023
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Jan 23, 2023
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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