Georgia Senate Bill 309 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Passed on May 3 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 14 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to certain programs and activities under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide that high schools that receive state funding cannot participate in an athletic association which prohibits religious expression on the clothing of student athletes; to provide that high schools that receive state funding cannot participate in an athletic association which prohibits member schools from organizing and playing scrimmage matches, games, or other athletic competitions with nonmember schools; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Education; high school that receive state funding cannot participate in athletic association which prohibits religious expression on clothing of student athletes

Sen. Burt Jones [R]	Sen. Charlie Bethel [R]	Sen. Hunter Hill [R]	Sen. Rick Jeffares [R]
Sen. Jeff Mullis [R]	Sen. William Ligon [R]	Sen. Brian Strickland [R]

2016-03-10 - House - House Vote #725 (Y: 123 N: 34 NV: 13 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2016-02-18 - Senate - Senate Vote #464 (Y: 39 N: 16 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-07-01		Effective Date
2016-05-03		Act 522
2016-05-03	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2016-03-29	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2016-03-10	House	House Passed/Adopted
2016-03-10	House	House Third Readers
2016-03-02	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2016-02-22	House	House Second Readers
2016-02-19	House	House First Readers
2016-02-18	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2016-02-18	Senate	Senate Third Read
2016-02-16	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2016-02-11	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2016-02-01	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2016-01-28	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/47911
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/155930
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/157213
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/157870
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/161047
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/161048
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/47911#13979
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/47911#14261