republic-os/legislation/us/states/ga/2023-24/hb-1028.md

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Bill	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.	us/states/ga	Georgia General Assembly	2023_24	HB 1028	Georgia HB 1028 (2023_24)	bill		enacted	John LaHood Katie Dempsey Mary Oliver Scott Hilton Sharon Cooper	4	15	2	2024-01-24	2024-07-01	openstates	ocd-bill/f0e06976-dbc9-4176-aeea-3f9e7f5b0beb	http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl	903b165ede130f2d65b2ebcecbcd512684c998d287b223566ec36bb1b4164e94	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	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
2. LC 54 0291/a (committee substitute) — source
3. LC 54 0361S/hcs (committee substitute) — source
4. LC 54 0361S/hs (committee substitute) — source

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; origin ocd-bill/f0e06976-dbc9-4176-aeea-3f9e7f5b0beb. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).