Georgia senators are advancing bills that would let Georgia public school parents opt their children out of school mask mandates and would bar many state and local agencies from requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination.
Both bills would expire June 30, 2023, meaning lawmakers would have to act again if they want the laws to continue after next year.
Many Republican-controlled states had passed such measures last year, part of a broad conservative backlash against mandates meant to prevent the spread of the respiratory illness. Georgia lawmakers did not act last year, but the GOP-controlled General Assembly could be more amenable to the measures in this election year, even if they might expire once officials win new terms.
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