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GA HB 1257

died on adjournment

Education; incentive grants for local boards of education to approve charter school petitions; revise provisions

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Quick answers

Did GA HB 1257 pass?

No. GA HB 1257 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 (2026-03-06): House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

What is GA HB 1257 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to revise provisions for incentive grants for local boards of education to approve charter school petitions; to revise provisions for the Office of Charter School Compliance; to revise provisions relative to charter petitions by existing charter schools; to revise provisions relative to state charter school records; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA HB 1257?

Carmen Rice, Scott Hilton, Sandy Donatucci and 1 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 1257.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to revise provisions for incentive grants for local boards of education to approve charter school petitions; to revise provisions for the Office of Charter School Compliance; to revise provisions relative to charter petitions by existing charter schools; to revise provisions relative to state charter school records; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2026-02-09
Latest action
2026-03-06 — House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Carmen Riceprimary
  • Scott Hiltonprimary
  • Sandy Donatucciprimary
  • Bethany Ballardprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-09

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2026-02-10

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2026-02-11

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

  4. 2026-03-06

    House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    committee-passage-favorable

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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Attribution

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