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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Education; repeal requirement of screening of public school children for scoliosis; provisions"
+description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education, so as to repeal the requirement of screening of public school children for scoliosis; to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to revise the state health officer's authorization to issue standing orders; to repeal provisions relating to the Georgia Diabetes Control Grant Program; to revise a definition; to repeal provisions relating to a pilot program for preexposure prophylaxis drug assistance or services; to repeal provisions relating to control of mass gatherings; to amend Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to penal institutions, so as to repeal a provision requiring the Department of Public Health to inspect facilities; to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
+legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
+session: "2023_24"
+identifier: "HB 1028"
+citation: "Georgia HB 1028 (2023_24)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["John LaHood", "Katie Dempsey", "Mary Oliver", "Scott Hilton", "Sharon Cooper"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 15
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2024-01-24"
+last_action: "2024-07-01"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f0e06976-dbc9-4176-aeea-3f9e7f5b0beb"
+source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
+source_hash: "903b165ede130f2d65b2ebcecbcd512684c998d287b223566ec36bb1b4164e94"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
+---
+
+# Georgia HB 1028 (2023_24) — Education; repeal requirement of screening of public school children for scoliosis; provisions
+
+A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education, so as to repeal the requirement of screening of public school children for scoliosis; to amend Title 31 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, so as to revise the state health officer's authorization to issue standing orders; to repeal provisions relating to the Georgia Diabetes Control Grant Program; to revise a definition; to repeal provisions relating to a pilot program for preexposure prophylaxis drug assistance or services; to repeal provisions relating to control of mass gatherings; to amend Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to penal institutions, so as to repeal a provision requiring the Department of Public Health to inspect facilities; to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 1028/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227611.pdf)
+2. **LC 54 0291/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/221787.pdf)
+3. **LC 54 0361S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225585.pdf)
+4. **LC 54 0361S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/224917.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- House Vote #554 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **167–0** (pass) · lower
+- Senate Vote #680 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **50–1** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- John LaHood — primary (person)
+- Katie Dempsey — primary (person)
+- Mary Oliver — primary (person)
+- Scott Hilton — primary (person)
+- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-01-24** House Hopper `introduction`
+- **2024-01-25** House First Readers `reading-1`
+- **2024-01-26** House Second Readers `reading-2`
+- **2024-02-21** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-02-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
+- **2024-02-26** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
+- **2024-02-27** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
+- **2024-03-08** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-03-11** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
+- **2024-03-18** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
+- **2024-03-18** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
+- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2024-04-22** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2024-04-22** Act 404 `executive-signature`
+- **2024-07-01** Effective Date
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f0e06976-dbc9-4176-aeea-3f9e7f5b0beb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
+