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Georgia SenateSB 17

"Ricky and Alyssa's Law"; enact

Passed 32–17Party-line

What it does: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 11 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 and Article 10 of Chapter 3 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public school property and facilities and state-wide first responder building mapping information system, respectively, so as to enact "Ricky and Alyssa's Law"; to require local school systems to implement a mobile panic alert system capable of connecting disparate emergency services technologies to ensure real-time coordination between multiple state and local first responder agencies in the event of a school security; to… (official summary)

Question before the chamber: AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE AS AMENDED

A yes vote accepted the House substitute for SB 17 as changed by a Senate amendment, which creates the "Georgia Local Government Transparency and Rescue Act" with review commissions and receivers for distressed municipalities. (AI-written)

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The tally

Yes 32 · No 17 · Not voting 5

Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.

Votes by party
PartyYesNoNot voting
Democrats0175
Republicans3200

Most Democrats voted no; most Republicans voted yes.

The full roll (54)

“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.