Proposed Georgia Firearm Legislation SB401
Legislation Overview
Title: Education; local boards of education shall be required to provide instruction in firearm safety in kindergarten through grade 12; provide
Description: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 14 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other educational programs under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide that local boards of education shall be required to provide instruction in firearm safety in kindergarten through grade 12; to provide that such instruction may be incorporated into a course of study in health and physical education; to provide for the adoption of content standards by the State Board of Education; to provide that local boards of education may establish a curriculum in firearm safety; to provide requirements for such curriculum; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
Last Action: Senate Read and Referred
Last Action Date: January 16, 2026
Sponsors
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8 sponsors: Ricky Williams (R); Billy Hickman (R); Max Burns (R); John Albers (R); Mike Hodges (R); Carden Summers (R); Chuck Payne (R); Lee Anderson (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 14% (8 of 56)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 16, 2026 | Senate Read and Referred |
| Senate | Jan 15, 2026 | Senate Hopper |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 16, 2026 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
