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Georgia · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 175: Education; employee comprehensive background checks for early care and education programs and Head Start programs; revise provisions

Enacted 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 175 is a bill introduced in the Georgia House on January 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Education; employee comprehensive background checks for early care and education programs and Head Start programs; revise provisions. Primary sponsor: Todd Jones (Republican), Chris Erwin (Republican), Matt Dubnik (Republican), David Wilkerson (Democratic), Katie Dempsey (Republican). Most recent recorded action (July 1, 2025): Effective Date.

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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 Chapter 1A Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to early care and learning, so as to revise provisions regarding employee comprehensive background checks for early care and education programs and Head Start programs; to provide for definitions; to provide for revocation and nonissuance of licenses and commissions for early care and education programs; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Todd JonesPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse25
Chris ErwinPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse32
Matt DubnikPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse29
David WilkersonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Katie DempseyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse13

“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. Effective Date
  2. Act 175
  3. House Date Signed by Governor
  4. House Sent to Governor
  5. Senate Passed/Adopted
  6. Senate Third Read
  7. Senate Read Second Time
  8. Senate Committee Favorably Reported
  9. Senate Read and Referred
  10. House Passed/Adopted
  11. House Third Readers
  12. House Committee Favorably Reported

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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