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Bill "Max Gruver Act"; enact A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-5-61 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hazing, so as to provide for an expanded definition of hazing; to provide for inclusion of minors as the subject of hazing; to provide for penalties; to provide for the Attorney General to bring civil actions against certain organizations regarding hazing incidents; to amend Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding education, so as to provide for mandatory reports of hazing related violations at schools in the state; to provide for and revise definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. us/states/ga Georgia General Assembly 2021_22 SB 85 Georgia SB 85 (2021_22)
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Brian Strickland
Butch Miller
Chuck Hufstetler
John Albers
John Kennedy
Kay Kirkpatrick
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Georgia SB 85 (2021_22) — "Max Gruver Act"; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-5-61 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to hazing, so as to provide for an expanded definition of hazing; to provide for inclusion of minors as the subject of hazing; to provide for penalties; to provide for the Attorney General to bring civil actions against certain organizations regarding hazing incidents; to amend Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding education, so as to provide for mandatory reports of hazing related violations at schools in the state; to provide for and revise definitions; to provide for a short title; 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 41 2747 (committee substitute) — source
  2. As passed Senate (committee substitute) — source
  3. Committee sub LC 41 2995S (committee substitute) — source
  4. Floor amend 1 (committee substitute) — source
  5. LC 41 3163S/hss (committee substitute) — source
  6. SB 85/AP* (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE — 490 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Billy Hickman — primary (person)
  • Brian Strickland — primary (person)
  • Butch Miller — primary (person)
  • Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
  • John Albers — primary (person)
  • John Kennedy — primary (person)
  • Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2021-02-03 Senate Hopper
  • 2021-02-04 Senate Read and Referred referral-committee
  • 2021-02-23 Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute committee-passage-favorable
  • 2021-02-24 Senate Read Second Time reading-2
  • 2021-02-26 Senate Third Read reading-3
  • 2021-02-26 Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute passage
  • 2021-03-01 House First Readers reading-1
  • 2021-03-03 House Second Readers reading-2
  • 2021-03-25 House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute committee-passage-favorable
  • 2021-03-29 House Third Readers reading-3
  • 2021-03-29 House Passed/Adopted By Substitute passage
  • 2021-03-31 Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
  • 2021-04-07 Senate Sent to Governor executive-receipt
  • 2021-05-03 Senate Date Signed by Governor executive-signature
  • 2021-05-03 Act 144 executive-signature
  • 2021-07-01 Effective Date

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/006e3d86-1b2a-495b-a759-63a9e0d1ca27. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).