Georgia Supporting Living Donor Educators Act; enact
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to education, so as to require employers of school employees to provide leaves of absence for the donation of bone marrow and organs; to provide for standards and conditions for granting such leaves of absence; to provide for a penalty for noncompliance; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Feb 4, 2025
Signed Apr 28, 2025
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LC 49 2305S/hcs
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HB 235/AP*
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The bill text was updated from a committee substitute version to the final version passed by both the House and Senate. This indicates the legislation has completed its legislative journey and is ready for final action, such as signing into law.
TECHNICAL
The bill title was changed from 'House Bill 235 (COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE)' to 'House Bill 235 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)', indicating the document now reflects the final agreed-upon text after committee review and floor passage.
The document identifier was updated from 'LC 49 2305S' to 'LC 49 2305S/AP', where 'AP' likely stands for 'As Passed', marking the bill's progression through the legislative process.
The '(SUB)' designation was removed from the bill title, which is standard practice when a bill moves from committee substitute status to final passage.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 4, 2025 · House Mar 4, 2025
How they voted
54–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 55
Apr 4, 2025
D
Democratic22
100% Yea
R
Republican33
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Apr 28, 2025
Signed into law
Act 14
upper
Apr 28, 2025
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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