---
type: "Bill"
title: "\"Izzy's Law\"; Depart. of Public Health shall develop and make available for download from its internet website a model aquatic safety plan based on national standards for private swim instructors; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to health, so as to enact \"Izzy's Law\"; to provide that the Department of Public Health shall develop and make available for download from its internet website a model aquatic safety plan based on national standards for private swim instructors; 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: "SB 107"
citation: "Georgia SB 107 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Billy Hickman", "Chuck Payne", "Gloria Butler", "Harold Jones II", "John F. Kennedy", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Lee Anderson", "Matt Brass", "Max Burns", "Mike Hodges", "Rick Williams", "Shawn Still", "Steve Gooch"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-02-07"
last_action: "2023-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9a85b898-1ce7-4756-82c1-bfc964ad0243"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "eb2cd3d0af3ea4b455d8ec12c5f69441f6e697935a22ec9f48b9c3536ee314f8"
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 SB 107 (2023_24) — "Izzy's Law"; Depart. of Public Health shall develop and make available for download from its internet website a model aquatic safety plan based on national standards for private swim instructors; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 31 of the O.C.G.A., relating to health, so as to enact "Izzy's Law"; to provide that the Department of Public Health shall develop and make available for download from its internet website a model aquatic safety plan based on national standards for private swim instructors; 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. **As Introduced LC 54 0167** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/213850.pdf)
2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/216559.pdf)
3. **LC 54 0252S/hrcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219629.pdf)
4. **SB 107/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/220231.pdf)

## Votes

- Senate Vote #349 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **51–3** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #310 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **169–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #104 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **52–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Billy Hickman — primary (person)
- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
- Gloria Butler — primary (person)
- Harold Jones II — primary (person)
- John F. Kennedy — primary (person)
- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
- Matt Brass — primary (person)
- Max Burns — primary (person)
- Mike Hodges — primary (person)
- Rick Williams — primary (person)
- Shawn Still — primary (person)
- Steve Gooch — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-02-07** Senate Hopper `introduction`
- **2023-02-08** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-22** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-23** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2023-03-01** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2023-03-01** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2023-03-02** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2023-03-06** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2023-03-15** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-27** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2023-03-27** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2023-03-29** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- **2023-04-05** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-03** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-03** Act 271 `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-03** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9a85b898-1ce7-4756-82c1-bfc964ad0243`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).