# Georgia HB 37: Education; require local school systems to notify employees regarding social security withholdings and eligibility for certain benefits

Georgia HB 37, Education; require local school systems to notify employees regarding social security withholdings and eligibility for certain benefits, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Bethany Ballard (Republican), Scott Hilton (Republican), Rob Leverett (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-07-01 (Effective Date); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 37
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Education; require local school systems to notify employees regarding social security withholdings and eligibility for certain benefits
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-14
- Last action: 2025-07-01, Effective Date
- Sponsors: Bethany Ballard (Republican), Scott Hilton (Republican), Rob Leverett (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Education, Education and Youth, General Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (384 yes, 3 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- School employees get new retirement coverage notices: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Georgia local school systems must tell new employees at hiring whether Social Security taxes will be withheld. They must also explain eligibility for Social Security coverage and any other pension or retirement plan, with information about eligible plans. Current employees m…
- School board family insurance help has limits: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Georgia local school boards that offer group medical or dental insurance may help pay for family coverage. This help is available for board members who choose to participate. The board’s share cannot exceed the percentage Georgia pays toward state employee health insurance.…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Bethany Ballard (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Scott Hilton (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rob Leverett (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ed Setzler (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-04 | House | Agree to Senate Substitute | pass | 163 | 0 | 8 |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE | pass | 52 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025-03-04 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 169 | 2 | 3 |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-07-01: Effective Date
- 2025-05-13: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-13: Act 170
- 2025-04-09: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-04: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub (House)
- 2025-04-02: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-03-04: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2025-02-28: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2025-01-16: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-01-15: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-01-14: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 37/AP* (v5): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239300)

## Related bills

- SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty (signed)
- SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide (signed)
- SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (signed)
- SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact (signed)
- HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish (signed)
- HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact (signed)

## Sources
- [HB 37/AP* (v5) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239300)

## Related
- [SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckles…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB160-2025-2026)
- [SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB384-2025-2026)
- [SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Servic…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB76-2025-2026)
- [SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB406-2025-2026)
- [HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1391-2025-2026)
- [HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1344-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB37-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).