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State Government / Georgia / Legislation / HB 643

HB 643Session 2025_26HouseIntroduced

Education; install key boxes at each school building in locations determined in collaboration with local law enforcement; provide

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 27 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to loitering at or disrupting schools, so as to provide for the local board of education or other governing body of each public and private elementary and secondary school in this state to install key boxes at each school building in locations determined in collaboration with local law enforcement and emergency management agencies; to provide for the purpose, content, and minimum standards of such key boxes; to provide for policies and regulation; to provide for the creation and maintenance of records; to provide for immunity from civil liability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Latest development · Feb 28, 2025

House Second Readers

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Session
2025_26
Introduced
Feb 26, 2025
Latest passage
Date unavailable
TopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

Topics and classification

Civixly topics

EducationJustice & Public SafetyLabor & Employment

Source subjects

EDUCATIONLAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorBethany Ballard
Primary sponsorCarmen Rice
Primary sponsor

Lynn Heffner

Primary sponsorMatt Dubnik
Primary sponsorRick Townsend
Primary sponsorScott Hilton

Action timeline

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View full action timeline3 actions⌄
  1. Feb 28, 2025

    House Second Readers

    Reading 2House
  2. Feb 27, 2025

    House First Readers

    Reading 1House
  3. Feb 26, 2025

    House Hopper

    IntroductionHouse

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Source data last updated Jun 15, 2026.