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Representative Holt Persinger, who presented the bill on the floor, described the measure as clarifying and expanding the verification process for school mapping and adding relevant public-safety and school personnel to the list of officials who may annually sign off on mapping accuracy. Persinger said the change updates earlier school-safety provisions and “adds relevant public-safety agencies, school safety personnel, and school administrators on the list of people that can sign off on the accuracy annually.”

Members raised questions about operational integration and data protection. Representative Ramon asked whether the mapping system relied on a single vendor or multiple providers and how the technology has worked elsewhere; Persinger said local school systems may use different providers and that many systems already include mapping under the school-safety plans passed in 2023. Representative Whip Park (floor title used in the debate) asked how the information would be secured and whether additional encryption or protections would be required; Persinger replied that the data are already protected under existing school-safety law, and he noted that the bill was intended as an amendment and cleanup to the 2023 school-safety statute.

Representative Park further asked about a provision that provides immunity from civil liability for certain errors in mapping; Persinger said the immunity language is designed to protect local entities for accidental errors in mapping and to facilitate deployment.

The bill’s text, as read on the floor, requires that no later than July 21, 2026, each public school implement a mobile panic-alert system capable of notifying law enforcement and school officials; the bill also requires integration “including but not limited to” next-generation 9-1-1 systems when those systems are in place. Representative Persinger acknowledged that some portions of “next-generation 9-1-1” infrastructure are still being developed and said the bill looks forward to integration once those systems are available.

Representative Betsy Hollen spoke in support of the bill on the floor and described the personal anxiety shared by parents and students about school safety drills and active-shooter preparedness; she said those realities motivated her support for practical safety measures that improve response capability.

The House adopted the rules-committee substitute and passed the bill on a recorded vote, yeas 171, nays 0.

What this means
- Local school systems will be required to implement panic-alert systems and maintain facility mapping; the systems must be capable of integration with public-safety answering points and next-generation 9-1-1 when available.
- The bill includes immunity language for local boards and school employees tied to mapping errors, a point that prompted questions on the floor.
- Members requested additional clarity about data-security measures and encryption; floor presenters referred members to protections included in the 2023 school-safety law but did not add new statutory encryption requirements in SB17.

Ending
Representative Persinger said the bill was intended as a clarification and technical update to prior school-safety law. With final passage, implementation responsibility rests with local school systems and public-safety answering points to coordinate signoff, integration and security measures.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Session Day 39: 04.02.25 (AM)","oneSentenceSummary","Senate Bill 17 (rules substitute), requiring school systems to implement mobile panic-alert systems and to maintain mapping information for first responders, passed the House unanimously; members questioned how mapping would integrate with next-generation 9-1-1 and how sensitive data would be secured.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature Georgia , Georgia","taxId",77688,"location","Georgia","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6093053,"House approves local calendar, adopts multiple bills and agrees to several Senate substitutes",1109,5823760,6932864,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2850090-47335db0bd0be1e39809cdb000e1cce0&start=5823&end=6932","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2850090-47335db0bd0be1e39809cdb000e1cce0/thumbnail_5823760.jpg","/articles/6093053/Georgia/House-approves-local-calendar-adopts-multiple-bills-and-agrees-to-several-Senate-substitutes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6093053-f8ae0447eda547054d9716e65e232218/orig.mp4?Expires=1771075338&Signature=MOPR9e9wZCy6iDRaO5cwzkNn-jX0BpYlvPCTumP4t6ohz3anxUPKVQyvPEj4aZrJ563kiEu~St~Xa01bpecPgwn7gMRCxYBvgvbWQeGaoZUAKALujEyb5M2bF-3uAVUekJxUlGYjAqzR9ENaDHwE1jEpj0iP0~8qGySxa7WB3f4PLgeh9N-0cvOGw5NO2AL2nOMhyC175~WJKXbLd0OPNg3rQZVcqvJsS6voUqZDk-3LWEjbHkWlswOabQvzSsgduaWpM2PKtYanfYNay9Id7l0Lxfe-o1WqyRbYTO7dJMTxU5bNAXEY0SG410B-orQA1Hhfzio~ZWTJJq4njrFcgw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Georgia House of Representatives on Wednesday passed its local calendar and approved a series of bills and Senate substitutes affecting insurance procedures, court motion processing, school safety mapping, health-care workforce parity and other matters.

House members approved the local calendar (excluding three pulled bills) by voice and a recorded vote, with the clerk announcing 168 yeas, 0 nays. Earlier the House removed three local bills from the calendar and recommitted them to committee: Senate Bill 336, Senate Bill 355 and House Bill 825 (referred back to Intergovernmental Coordination).

Several measures received recorded roll-call votes on final passage: Senate Bill 5 (health-insurance private review agent/certification) passed 169-2; Senate Bill 173 (procedures for uncontested motions in superior and state courts) passed 168-0; Senate Bill 17 (school panic-alert and mapping provisions, known in the debate as Ricky’s and Alyssa’s Law) passed 171-0; and Senate Bill 131 (creation of the Georgia Healthcare Professional Status System and parity compliance measures) passed 166-3. The House also agreed to Senate substitutes on multiple House bills, including HB575 (authorizing electronic notice for certain Georgia Department of Transportation public hearings), HB94 (fertility preservation insurance coverage for private plans after the Senate removed state plans), and HB182 (Department of Insurance technical/cleanup provisions); those motions to agree passed on recorded votes.

Key procedural actions and outcomes
- Local calendar passed with a recorded vote: 168 yeas, 0 nays. This vote excluded Senate Bills 3-36, 3-55 and House Bill 8-25, which were recommitted to committee.
- Senate Bill 5 (rules committee substitute) — Passed, yeas 169, nays 2. Representative Lee Hawkins presented the rules substitute on the floor.
- Senate Bill 173 (committee substitute) — Passed, yeas 168, nays 0. Representative Stan Gunther presented the bill.
- Senate Bill 17 (rules committee substitute; school mapping/panic alert) — Passed, yeas 171, nays 0. Representative Holt Persinger presented the measure and answered several floor questions before final passage.
- Senate Bill 131 (rules committee substitute; parity compliance and workforce data) — Passed, yeas 166, nays 3. Chair Katie Dempsey presented the rules substitute; members discussed the panel’s lack of authority to impose financial penalties.
- House agreed to the Senate substitute for HB575 — House agreed, yeas 167, nays 1. Representative McCollum moved the agreement.
- House agreed to the Senate substitute for HB94 (fertility-preservation coverage) — House agreed, yeas 162, nays 3. Representative Lumsden explained the Senate removed state plans from coverage.
- House agreed to the Senate substitute for HB182 (insurance cleanup technical changes) — House agreed, yeas 166, nays 2.

What the bills do (as read on the floor)
- Senate Bill 5: Amends provisions in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated related to private review agents and to insurer prior-authorization practices; the rules substitute also contains coverage language for PANS/PANDAS for children as discussed on the floor.
- Senate Bill 173: Authorizes a process for filing notices of uncontested motions in superior and state courts, including a 60-day window to object and a mechanism that deems motions granted if a judge does not rule within seven days; provides tolling and chief-judge oversight when needed.
- Senate Bill 17: Amends provisions related to public school facilities and first-responder mapping to require school systems to implement a mobile panic-alert system and to integrate facility mapping with public-safety systems (the bill sets a July 21, 2026 implementation reference for certain elements as discussed on the floor).
- Senate Bill 131: Establishes the Georgia Healthcare Professional Status System under the Georgia Board of Healthcare Workforce, adds the insurance commissioner to the Behavioral Health Coordinating Council and creates a parity compliance review panel to improve reporting and data collection on parity compliance.
- HB575 (as agreed to by the House): Allows the Georgia Department of Transportation to provide certain public-hearing notices electronically; the Senate substitute included language requested by public-safety agencies about traffic flow and responder determinations.
- HB94 (as amended by the Senate substitute): Requires coverage for standard fertility-preservation services but, per the Senate substitute, excludes state health plans from the mandate; the change was described on the floor as a cost/implementation issue for state plans.
- HB182 (as agreed to by the House): Technical amendments and confidentiality language consistent with NAIC guidance for Department of Insurance matters.

Floor questions and concerns
- Members asked about privacy, data security, and immunity language while SB17 was discussed. Representative Holt Persinger said the bill clarifies who may sign off on mapping accuracy annually and that the mapping provisions were an amendment and cleanup tied to prior school-safety legislation. Representatives pressed for assurances that mapping data are protected, and Persinger referred members to protections already in the school-safety law passed in 2023.
- On parity reporting (SB131), members asked about enforcement mechanisms because the new panel will not have authority to impose financial penalties. Chair Katie Dempsey said the panel’s purpose is to gather and present data to identify noncompliance and improve reporting.

Procedural notes
- Multiple bills were read at first and second reading earlier in the day; the House adopted the order of business and dispensed with the journal reading.
- Several ceremonial items and recognitions occurred during morning orders and are not reflected as legislative actions here.

Votes at a glance (selected final actions)
- Local calendar (excluding specific pulled bills): Passed 168-0
- SB5: Passed 169-2
- SB173: Passed 168-0
- SB17: Passed 171-0
- SB131: Passed 166-3
- House agreed to Senate substitute HB575: 167-1
- House agreed to Senate substitute HB94: 162-3
- House agreed to Senate substitute HB182: 166-2

Ending
Lawmakers recessed the House until 2 p.m. after the final votes and floor agreements. Several bills that the House passed or agreed to will now move toward enrollment and transmission to the governor or return to committee where they were recommitted.","The Georgia House passed its local calendar and approved a series of Senate substitutes and bills on final action, including measures on insurance review agents, courtroom motion processing, school safety mapping and parity oversight. Several items were recommitted to committee before the roll-call votes.","actionData","errors"]

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House clears school panic-alert and mapping law; members pressed for data-security and implementation details

House approves local calendar, adopts multiple bills and agrees to several Senate substitutes