SB 17 Georgia Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

"Ricky and Alyssa's Law"; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 11 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 and Article 10 of Chapter 3 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public school property and facilities and state-wide first responder building mapping information system, respectively, so as to enact "Ricky and Alyssa's Law"; to require local school systems to implement a mobile panic alert system capable of connecting disparate emergency services technologies to ensure real-time coordination between multiple state and local first responder agencies in the event of a school security; to authorize the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency to adopt rules and regulations for the requirements for school mapping data; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Governor

Introduced Jan 15, 2025 Last action Mar 31, 2026

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What changed between versions

LC 61 0233S/hss → LC 49 2408S/hrcs · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was reorganized by the House Committee on Rules, shifting the primary focus from school property management to emergency response coordination. The most significant change is the addition of new verification requirements for school mapping data, expanding who can verify accuracy to include public safety agencies and school administrators, not just the data producer. Additionally, a new requirement mandates that school systems must collaborate with local law enforcement before procuring mapping data to ensure compliance.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to explicitly require collaboration between school systems and local law enforcement agencies before acquiring mapping data, ensuring better integration of emergency response capabilities.

REQUIREMENT

Verification of school mapping data accuracy was expanded to include public safety agencies, school safety personnel, and school administrators, in addition to the original data producer.

A new requirement mandates that local school systems must collaborate with and receive concurrence from their primary local law enforcement agency before procuring school mapping data.

DEFINITION

The committee designation changed from the House Committee on Education to the House Committee on Rules, indicating a procedural shift in how the bill was processed.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2025 · House Apr 2, 2025

How they voted

54–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 55

Mar 6, 2025

D Democratic22

21 Yea 1

95% Yea

R Republican33

33 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 31, 2026

Introduced

Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As Amended

upper

Apr 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

lower

Mar 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

upper

Feb 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

upper

Jan 16, 2025

Committee

Senate Read and Referred

upper

Jan 15, 2025

Introduced

Senate Hopper

upper

29 primary · 0 co-sponsors