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GA HB 695

died on adjournment

Georgia Student Finance Authority; establish a needs based financial aid program to award grants to eligible students who have not yet received their financial aid award

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Quick answers

Did GA HB 695 pass?

No. GA HB 695 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 (2025-03-04): House Second Readers

What is GA HB 695 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Student Finance Authority, so as to establish a needs based financial aid program to award grants to eligible students who have not yet received their financial aid award so that such students can obtain the essential materials they need to begin classes; to provide a maximum award amount; to provide definitions; to provide for eligibility; to provide for applications; to provide for rules, regulations, and procedures; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA HB 695?

Mary Ann Santos, Tremaine Reese, Eric Bell and 3 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 695.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Student Finance Authority, so as to establish a needs based financial aid program to award grants to eligible students who have not yet received their financial aid award so that such students can obtain the essential materials they need to begin classes; to provide a maximum award amount; to provide definitions; to provide for eligibility; to provide for applications; to provide for rules, regulations, and procedures; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-02-28
Latest action
2025-03-04 — House Second Readers
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Mary Ann Santosprimary
  • Tremaine Reeseprimary
  • Eric Bellprimary
  • Bryce Berryprimary
  • Robert Flournoyprimary
  • Arlene Becklesprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-28

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2025-03-03

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2025-03-04

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

Versions

Documents

Votes

Not provided by source.

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

Attribution

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