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HB127Introduced in the House

Education; number of accumulated sick leave days for teachers and other school personnel; increase from three to five

Engrossed

Introduced by Brent Cox, District 28

What does this bill do?

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Official description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 17 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sick, personal, and maternity leave for teachers and other school personnel, so as to increase from three to five the number of accumulated sick leave days teachers and other school personnel may take each school year for personal or professional reasons; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Where it stands

Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

April 2, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

9 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Motion For Reconsideration: Senate Vote #443 · April 3, 2025

22

Yes

33

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

56 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Ben Watson1No
Derek Mallow2Yes
Mike Hodges3No
Billy Hickman4No
Sheikh Rahman5Yes
Matt Brass6No
Nabilah Islam Parkes7Yes
Russ Goodman8No
Nikki Merritt9Yes
Emanuel Jones10Yes

Bill history

  1. House Hopper

  2. House First Readers

  3. House Second Readers

  4. House Committee Favorably Reported

  5. House Third Readers

  6. House Passed/Adopted

  7. Senate Read and Referred

  8. Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

  9. Senate Read Second Time

  10. Senate Tabled

  11. Senate Taken from Table

  12. Senate Third Read

  13. Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

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