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HB995 • 2025

Vape-Free Schools Act; enact

Vape-Free Schools Act; enact

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Active

The official status still shows this bill as active or still awaiting another formal step.

Sponsor
Barnes, Imani
Last action
2026-01-27
Official status
House Second Readers
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official status shows the bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, but no effective date is listed yet.

Vape-Free Schools Act

This bill creates a grant program for schools and requires public high schools in Georgia to install vaping detectors and update their student rules.

What This Bill Does

  • Establishes the Vape-Free Schools Grant Program.
  • Sets how money from the grant program is given out.
  • Requires public schools with grades nine through twelve to buy and install vaping detectors.
  • Requires these schools to include specific policies about vaping in their student code of conduct.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Public high schools with grades nine through twelve
  • Students attending these schools

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill includes rules for when it takes effect and if it ends automatically, but the specific dates or conditions are not listed in this summary.
  • The official effective date is not provided.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-27 Georgia General Assembly

    House Second Readers

Official Summary Text

Vape-Free Schools Act; enact