'Fair and Safe Athletic Opportunities Act'; enact
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Officially: “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;” Read the full text
2025-2026 regular session
What it does
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 t
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Where it is
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Senate Hopper · Jan 13, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Jan 14, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Feb 3, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Feb 4, 2025
Senate Third Read · Feb 6, 2025
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Feb 6, 2025
House First Readers · Feb 10, 2025
House Second Readers · Feb 11, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Mar 25, 2025
House Third Readers · Mar 31, 2025
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 31, 2025
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub · Mar 31, 2025
Senate Sent to Governor · Apr 7, 2025
Senate Date Signed by Governor · Apr 28, 2025
Act 11 · Apr 28, 2025
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2025
The numbers
31
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Dolezal, GregKennedy, John F.Gooch, SteveBeach, BrandonRobertson, RandyAlbers, JohnWalker, III, LarryWatson, BenKirkpatrick, KayGinn, FrankCowsert, BillGoodman, RussTillery, BlakeHickman, BillyEchols, DrewWatson, SamBurns, MaxBearden, TimothyStrickland, BrianAnderson, LeeDixon, ClintStill, ShawnHatchett, BoHarbin, MartyAnavitarte, JasonHufstetler, ChuckMoore, ColtonHodges, MikePayne, ChuckBrass, MattBonner, Josh
Recorded votes
AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTESenate · 2025-03-31 · yea 34, nay 20, notVoting 1, excused 1
AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE AS AMENDEDSenate · 2025-03-31 · yea 17, nay 37, notVoting 1, excused 1
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-03-31 · yea 100, nay 64, notVoting 5, excused 11
PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTESenate · 2025-02-06 · yea 35, nay 17, notVoting 0, excused 4
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #3 BY THE SENATOR FROM THE 44THSenate · 2025-02-06 · yea 19, nay 33, notVoting 0, excused 4
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #2 BY THE SENATOR FROM THE 41STSenate · 2025-02-06 · yea 18, nay 34, notVoting 0, excused 4
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #1 BY THE SENATOR FROM THE 22NDSenate · 2025-02-06 · yea 19, nay 32, notVoting 1, excused 4
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Georgia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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