Georgia 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee 14 R cosponsors

SB 394 — "Restricting Explicit and Adult-designated Educational Resources (READER) Act"; enact

Last action — Senate Read Second Time

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 15 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to miscellaneous provisions of the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to enact the "Restricting Explicit and Adult-designated Educational Resources (READER) Act"; to provide for definitions, including definitions for the terms "harmful to minors," "restricted materials," and "sexually explicit materials"; to require the State Board of Education to establish standards for the designation of restricted materials by local boards of education, standards for the use and restriction of instructional materials, and standards for the use and restriction of public school library collection materials; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Action History

  1. Senate Read Second Time

  2. Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

  3. Senate Read and Referred

  4. Senate Hopper

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14 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 233 not signed on

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Not signed on (233)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 394 do?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 15 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to miscellaneous provisions of the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to enact the "Restricting Explicit and Adult-designated Educational Resources (READER) Act"; to provide for definitions, including definitions for the terms "harmful to minors," "restricted materials," and "sexually explicit materials"; to require the State Board of Education to establish standards for the designation of restricted materials by local boards of education, standards for the use and restriction of instructional materials, and standards for the use and restriction of public school library collection materials; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors SB 394?
SB 394 is sponsored by Marty Harbin (Republican), Matt Brass (Republican), Clint Dixon (Republican), Jason Anavitarte (Republican), Randy Robertson (Republican), Billy Hickman (Republican), Rick Williams (Republican), Shawn Still (Republican), Ed Setzler (Republican), John Albers (Republican), Russ Goodman (Republican), Sam Watson (Republican), John F. Kennedy (Republican), and Drew Echols (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 394?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 394?
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