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HB 995

Georgia House bill in Session 1033.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: January 27, 2026.

Vape-Free Schools Act; enact.

Bill ID GA-1033-HB-995
Session 1033
Status in_committee
Committee Education
House in_committee 2026-01-27
Education
Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to student health in elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for the establishment of and purpose for the Vape-Free Schools Grant Program; to provide for the allocation of grant awards under such program; to require public schools with grades nine through 12 to acquire and install vaping detectors and include vaping policy provisions in the student code of conduct; to provide for contingent effectiveness and automatic repeal; to provide for definitions; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Sponsor
Barnes, Imani
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-15 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-01-27 Status in_committee
2026-01-27 Latest Action House Second Readers
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