HB 127 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

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

Summary
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.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 27, 2025 Last action Apr 2, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Apr 2, 2025 · House Mar 6, 2025

How they voted

3419
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 55
Apr 2, 2025
D Democratic22
1 Yea 19 Nay 2
86% Nay
R Republican33
33 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Mar 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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