Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB235: Georgia Supporting Living Donor Educators Act; enact
Status: Signed into law, April 28, 2025
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to education, so as to require employers of school employees to provide leaves of absence for the donation of bone marrow and organs; to provide for standards and conditions for granting such leaves of absence; to provide for a penalty for noncompliance; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to education, so as to require employers of school employees to provide leaves of absence for the donation of bone marrow and organs; to provide for standards and conditions for granting such leaves of absence; to provide for a penalty for noncompliance; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED To amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to education, so as to require employers of school employees to provide leaves of absence for the donation of bone marrow and organs; to provide for standards and conditions for granting such leaves of absence; to provide for a penalty for noncompliance; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: SECTION 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Supporting Living Donor Educators Act." SECTION 2. Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to education, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows: H. B. LC 39 4535 "20-1-12. (a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) 'Organ' means a human organ, including the eye, that is capable of being transferred from the body of a person to the body of another person. (2) 'School employee' means an individual employed by a public school system, including, but not limited to, primary and secondary institutions operated …
Sponsors
- Mike Hodges (R, 3) · primary sponsor
- Rick Townsend (R, 179) · primary sponsor
- Alan Powell (R, 33)
- Jones, Todd (R, 25)
- Mark Newton (R, 127)
- Lynn Heffner (D, 130)
- Mitchell Horner (R, 3)
Latest actions
- : Effective Date
- : Act 14
- : House Date Signed by Governor
- : House Sent to Governor
- : Senate Passed/Adopted
- : Senate Third Read
- : Senate Taken from Table
- : Senate Tabled
- : Senate Read Second Time
- : Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Votes
- Senate Vote #459 (April 4, 2025): 54 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Vote #168 (March 4, 2025): 173 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB235?
- HB235 is a bill in the Georgia Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Georgia Supporting Living Donor Educators Act; enact.
- What does HB235 do?
- In its own words: To amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to education, so as to require employers of school employees to provide leaves of absence for the donation of bone marrow and organs; to provide for standards and conditions for granting such leaves of absence; to provide for a penalty for noncompliance; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB235?
- Signed into law as of April 28, 2025. Latest action: Effective Date (July 1, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB235?
- Mike Hodges (R, 3), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB235?
- On the Georgia Legislature website: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69840
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