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GA HB 1218

died on adjournment

Georgia Virtual Public School Student Athletic Participation Act; enact

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Quick answers

Did GA HB 1218 pass?

No. GA HB 1218 died when the 2025-26 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-20): House Committee Favorably Reported

What is GA HB 1218 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 14 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other educational programs under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to revise the "Dexter Mosely Act" to allow for virtual school students from qualifying virtual schools to participate in specified extracurricular and interscholastic activities under the sponsorship, direction, and control of the student's resident public school or resident public school system; to provide for requirements of such virtual school student participation; to provide for virtual school qualifications; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA HB 1218?

Robert Flournoy, Scott Hilton, Yasmin Neal and 3 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 1218.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 14 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other educational programs under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to revise the "Dexter Mosely Act" to allow for virtual school students from qualifying virtual schools to participate in specified extracurricular and interscholastic activities under the sponsorship, direction, and control of the student's resident public school or resident public school system; to provide for requirements of such virtual school student participation; to provide for virtual school qualifications; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2026-02-05
Latest action
2026-02-20 — House Committee Favorably Reported
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Robert Flournoyprimary
  • Scott Hiltonprimary
  • Yasmin Nealprimary
  • Phil Olaleyeprimary
  • Bryce Berryprimary
  • Tangie Herringprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-05

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2026-02-06

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2026-02-09

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

  4. 2026-02-20

    House Committee Favorably Reported

    committee-passage-favorable

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

Attribution

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