Georgia CommonsHB 469: True Campus Safety Act; enact
Last action February 20, 2025 · House Second Readers
House Bill 469 would repeal Georgia laws that let certain school personnel carry weapons in school safety zones and at school functions, undoing an exception in the state's weapons law.
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In plain language
Georgia law currently includes provisions that allow certain school personnel to carry firearms within school safety zones, at school functions, or on school transportation. House Bill 469, called the 'True Campus Safety Act,' would eliminate those provisions by repealing them from the Official Code of Georgia Annotated (O.C.G.A.). The bill repeals paragraph (6) of subsection (c) of O.C.G.A. § 16-11-127.1, which is the exception permitting weapons in school safety zones, at school functions, or on school buses. It also repeals O.C.G.A. § 16-11-130.1 in full, which is the law authorizing personnel to carry weapons in these same settings. Both are repealed and reserved, meaning the section numbers stay in the code but the substantive text is removed. The bill does not specify an effective date beyond its title and repeal of conflicting laws provision.
What the bill does
- Repeals paragraph (6) of subsection (c) of O.C.G.A. § 16-11-127.1, removing an exception that had allowed weapons within school safety zones, at school functions, or on school transportation.
- Repeals O.C.G.A. § 16-11-130.1 in its entirety, eliminating the law that authorized certain school personnel to carry weapons within school safety zones and at school functions.
- Gives the new law a short title, the 'True Campus Safety Act,' for reference.
- Repeals any other Georgia laws that conflict with these changes.
Who it affects
School personnel who were previously authorized to carry weapons in school safety zones or at school functions, public and private K-12 schools, and students, staff, and visitors on school campuses or school transportation are all affected by this change.
Why it matters
If passed, school employees who currently rely on these code sections to carry firearms on campus or at school events would lose that legal authorization. The change would affect day-to-day security arrangements at Georgia schools that had used this provision.
Key provisions
- Section 1 gives the bill its short title, the 'True Campus Safety Act.'
- Section 2 repeals and reserves paragraph (6) of subsection (c) of O.C.G.A. § 16-11-127.1, the exception for weapons in school safety zones, at school functions, or on school transportation.
- Section 3 repeals and reserves O.C.G.A. § 16-11-130.1, the law that had allowed personnel to carry weapons within certain school safety zones and at school functions.
- Section 4 repeals any other Georgia laws that conflict with this Act.
From the bill
“to repeal certain provisions allowing personnel to carry weapons within school safety zones and at school functions”
“This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'True Campus Safety Act.'”
Status timeline
- House Second Readers (House)
- House First Readers (House)
- House Hopper (House)
Sponsors
- Bryce Berry (D, HD-056)
- Anne Westbrook (D, HD-163)
- Edna Jackson (D, HD-165)
- Omari Crawford (D, HD-089)
- Michelle Au (D, HD-050)
- Sandra Scott (D, HD-076)
Topics
- school safety
- gun laws
- campus weapons policy
- K-12 education