SB 471

Georgia Senate bill in Session 1033.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: March 6, 2026.

Education; requires a student to wear a face mask or face covering while present on school property; eliminate automatic repeal provision.

Bill ID GA-1033-SB-471
Session 1033
Status in_committee
Committee Education | Education and Youth
Senate in_committee 2026-03-06
Summary

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.

Sponsor
Dolezal, Greg
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-02-06 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-03-06 Status in_committee
2026-03-06 Latest Action House Second Readers
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