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type: "Bill"
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title: "\"Unmask Georgia Students Act\"; enact"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide that no local board of education, local school superintendent, or school administrator, teacher, or other school personnel shall make or enforce any rule that requires a student to wear a face mask or face covering while present on school property unless such rule provides that a parent or guardian of such student may elect for his or her child to be exempt from such rule; to provide that a parent or guardian making such election shall not be required to provide a reason or any certification of the child's health or education status; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2021_22"
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identifier: "SB 514"
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citation: "Georgia SB 514 (2021_22)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Billy Hickman", "Bo Hatchett", "Brandon Beach", "Brian Strickland", "Burt Jones", "Butch Miller", "Carden Summers", "Chuck Payne", "Clint Dixon", "Jeff Mullis", "John Albers", "Marty Harbin", "Matt Brass", "Max Burns", "Randy Robertson", "Russ Goodman", "Steve Gooch", "Tyler Harper"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2022-02-14"
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last_action: "2022-03-29"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e36f8f65-9243-48f6-b4e9-b9509eec27f8"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "d2dbe8921eb3aa68d117c363402a4ef1e390cddc3cf3c7f17246f5d318de04db"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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# Georgia SB 514 (2021_22) — "Unmask Georgia Students Act"; enact
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide that no local board of education, local school superintendent, or school administrator, teacher, or other school personnel shall make or enforce any rule that requires a student to wear a face mask or face covering while present on school property unless such rule provides that a parent or guardian of such student may elect for his or her child to be exempt from such rule; to provide that a parent or guardian making such election shall not be required to provide a reason or any certification of the child's health or education status; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **As introduced LC 49 0846-EC** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/206506.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/207984.pdf)
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3. **Floor amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/207942.pdf)
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4. **SB 514/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/210576.pdf)
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## Votes
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- ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #1 BY THE SENATOR FROM THE 27TH — **30–20** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Billy Hickman — primary (person)
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- Bo Hatchett — primary (person)
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- Brandon Beach — primary (person)
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- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
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- Burt Jones — primary (person)
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- Butch Miller — primary (person)
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- Carden Summers — primary (person)
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- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
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- Clint Dixon — primary (person)
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- Jeff Mullis — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- Marty Harbin — primary (person)
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- Matt Brass — primary (person)
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- Max Burns — primary (person)
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- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
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- Russ Goodman — primary (person)
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- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
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- Tyler Harper — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-02-14** Senate Hopper
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- **2022-02-15** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-02-28** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2022-03-01** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2022-03-01** Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended `passage`
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- **2022-03-03** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2022-03-04** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2022-03-22** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-03-25** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2022-03-25** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2022-03-25** House Notice to Reconsider
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- **2022-03-28** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2022-03-29** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2022-03-29** Act 586 `executive-signature`
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- **2022-03-29** Effective Date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e36f8f65-9243-48f6-b4e9-b9509eec27f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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