# Georgia SB 148: Public School Property and Facilities; outdoor learning spaces pilot program; provide Georgia SB 148, Public School Property and Facilities; outdoor learning spaces pilot program; provide, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Bo Hatchett (Republican), Sheikh Rahman (Democrat); status signed, last action 2026-07-01 (Effective Date); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB148-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Georgia SB 148 - State: Georgia - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: Public School Property and Facilities; outdoor learning spaces pilot program; provide - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-12 - Last action: 2026-07-01, Effective Date - Sponsors: Bo Hatchett (Republican), Sheikh Rahman (Democrat) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Education, Education and Youth, General Bill - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (268 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - School staff gain more flexible leave: benefit, low. Georgia school staff can use five days of saved sick leave each school year for personal or professional reasons, up from three. This does not add new sick-leave days. Staff still need advance approval from the local superintendent or an authorized representative. Absences must follow local policie… - Schools can offer hunting safety lessons: benefit, low. Beginning in 2026–2027, Georgia local school boards can offer hunting safety lessons in grades 6–12, including within existing courses. Offering the lessons is optional. The State Board of Education must adopt content standards by April 1, 2026. Lessons must use a curriculum based on Georgia Depart… - Selected schools can pilot outdoor learning: benefit, low. Beginning in 2025–2026, Georgia's Department of Education can start an optional pilot to study outdoor learning practices and design standards. Selected elementary and secondary schools must have enough existing or potential outdoor learning space. Participating local boards must include outdoor sp… - Schools need defibrillators, with less medical oversight: mixed, low. Every Georgia public school must have at least one working automated external defibrillator (AED) on site by July 1, 2025. These heart emergency devices must be accessible during school hours and school events, and maintained and tested under manufacturer guidelines. Staff who use or oversee them n… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Bo Hatchett (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Sheikh Rahman (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Soo Hong (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-01-28 | Senate | AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE | pass | 50 | 0 | 3 | | 2025-04-04 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 165 | 0 | 6 | | 2025-03-06 | Senate | PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE | pass | 53 | 1 | 2 | ## Actions (18) - 2026-07-01: Effective Date - 2026-05-05: Senate Date Signed by Governor (Senate) - 2026-05-05: Act 398 - 2026-04-10: Senate Sent to Governor (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub (Senate) - 2025-04-04: House Third Readers (House) - 2025-04-04: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House) - 2025-03-25: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House) - 2025-03-11: House Second Readers (House) - 2025-03-10: House First Readers (House) - 2025-03-06: Senate Tabled (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Senate Taken from Table (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Senate Third Read (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Senate Read Second Time (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Senate Read and Referred (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Senate Hopper (Senate) ## Bill text - SB148/AP* (v11): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/240684) ## 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 - [SB148/AP* (v11) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/240684) ## 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) - [Georgia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/georgia/bills) - [Georgia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/georgia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB148-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).