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Georgia · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 127: Education; number of accumulated sick leave days for teachers and other school personnel; increase from three to five

Passed both chambers Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 127 is a bill introduced in the Georgia House on January 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Education; number of accumulated sick leave days for teachers and other school personnel; increase from three to five. Primary sponsor: Brent Cox (Republican), Rob Leverett (Republican), Carmen Rice (Republican), Carter Barrett (Republican), Chris Erwin (Republican), Mitchell Horner (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 2, 2025): Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 17 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sick, personal, and maternity leave for teachers and other school personnel, so as to increase from three to five the number of accumulated sick leave days teachers and other school personnel may take each school year for personal or professional reasons; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Brent CoxPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Rob LeverettPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse123
Carmen RicePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse139
Carter BarrettPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Chris ErwinPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse32
Mitchell HornerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse3

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
  2. Senate Third Read
  3. Senate Taken from Table
  4. Senate Tabled
  5. Senate Read Second Time
  6. Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  7. Senate Read and Referred
  8. House Passed/Adopted
  9. House Third Readers
  10. House Committee Favorably Reported
  11. House Second Readers
  12. House First Readers

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source