GA HB 971
died on adjournmentQuality Basic Education Act; home study students and private school students to enroll in college and career academies located in certain RESA service areas and adjacent local school systems; provide
Georgia · 2025_26 · lower
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 education programs under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide for home study students and private school students to enroll in college and career academies located in certain RESA service areas and adjacent local school systems; to revise what courses are available to such students; to revise a definition; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-14
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-03-31 — Senate Tabled
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Rick Townsendprimary
- Todd Jonesprimary
- Buddy DeLoachprimary
- Lynn Smithprimary
- Mitchell Hornerprimary
- Angie O'Steenprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-14
House Hopper
introduction
2026-01-15
House First Readers
reading-1
2026-01-16
House Second Readers
reading-2
2026-02-06
House Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-24
House Third Readers
reading-3
2026-02-24
House Passed/Adopted
passage
2026-02-25
Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee
2026-03-18
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-19
Senate Read Second Time
reading-2
2026-03-31
Senate Tabled
Versions
- LC 49 2473/aCompare
Documents
Votes
House Vote #547 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2026-02-24 · pass · 164-0
Member-level votes (162)
- ADESANYA: yes
- ADEYINA: yes
- ALEXANDER: yes
- ALI: yes
- ANDERSON: yes
- AU: yes
- BAKER: yes
- BALLARD: yes
- BARNES: yes
- BARRETT: yes
- BARTON: yes
- BAZEMORE: yes
- BECKLES: yes
- BELL: yes
- BERRY: yes
- BLACKMON: yes
- BONNER: yes
- BUCKNER: yes
- BURCHETT: yes
- BURNOUGH: yes
- BURNS: other
- BYRD: yes
- CAMERON: yes
- CAMP: yes
- CAMPBELL: yes
- CANNON: yes
- CARPENTER: yes
- CARSON: yes
- CARTER: yes
- CHASTAIN: yes
- CHEOKAS: yes
- CLARK: yes
- CLIFTON: yes
- COOPER: yes
- CORBETT: yes
- COX: yes
- CRAWFORD: yes
- CROWE: yes
- CUMMINGS: yes
- DAVIS: yes
- DAWSON: yes
- DELOACH: yes
- DEMPSEY: yes
- DICKEY: yes
- DONATUCCI: yes
- DOUGLAS: yes
- DRAPER: yes
- DRENNER: yes
- DUBNIK: yes
- DUNAHOO: yes
- EFSTRATION: yes
- EHRHART: yes
- ERWIN: yes
- EVANS: yes
- FINCHER: yes
- FLEMING: yes
- FLOURNOY: yes
- FORD: yes
- FRANKLIN: yes
- FRYE: yes
- GAINES: yes
- GAMBILL: yes
- GILLIARD: other
- GISLER: yes
- GLAIZE: other
- GREENE: yes
- GRIFFIN: yes
- GULLETT: yes
- GUNTER: yes
- HAGAN: yes
- HATCHETT: yes
- HAWKINS: yes
- HERRING: yes
- HILTON: yes
- HITCHENS: yes
- HOLCOMB: yes
- HOLLAND: yes
- HOLLY: other
- HONG: yes
- HORNER: yes
- HOWARD: yes
- HUDDLESTON: yes
- HUGLEY: yes
- JACKSON: yes
- JASPERSE: yes
- JENKINS: yes
- JONES: other
- KAHAIAN: yes
- KELLEY: yes
- KENDRICK: yes
- LAHOOD: yes
- LEVERETT: yes
- LEWIS-WARD: yes
- LIM: yes
- LUMSDEN: yes
- LUPTON: yes
- MARTIN: yes
- MARTINEZ: yes
- MATHIAK: yes
- MATHIS: yes
- MCCLAIN: yes
- MCCOLLUM: yes
- MCDONALD III: yes
- MCQUEEN: yes
- MEEKS: other
- MILLER: yes
- MITCHELL: yes
- MOMTAHAN: yes
- MOORE: yes
- MYLES: yes
- NEAL: yes
- NEW: yes
- NEWTON: yes
- OKOYE: yes
- OLALEYE: yes
- OLIVER: other
- O'STEEN: other
- PANITCH: yes
- PARIS: yes
- PARK: yes
- PARRISH: yes
- PARSONS: yes
- PERSINGER: yes
- PETREA: yes
- POWELL: yes
- PRINCE: yes
- REESE: yes
- REEVES: yes
- RHODES: yes
- RICE: yes
- RICHARDSON: yes
- RIDLEY: yes
- ROBERTS: yes
- ROMMAN: other
- SAINZ: yes
- SAMPSON: other
- SANCHEZ: yes
- SANTOS: yes
- SCHOFIELD: yes
- SCOGGINS: yes
- SCOTT: yes
- SEABAUGH: yes
- SHARPER: yes
- SILCOX: yes
- SMITH: yes
- STEPHENS: yes
- STINSON: yes
- TARVIN: yes
- TAYLOR: other
- THOMAS: yes
- TOWNSEND: yes
- TRAN: yes
- WADE: yes
- WASHBURN: yes
- WERKHEISER: yes
- WESTBROOK: yes
- WILKERSON: yes
- WILLIAMS: yes
- WILLIAMS, JR.: yes
- WILLIAMSON: yes
- WILLIS: yes
- YEARTA: yes
Senate Vote #912 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2026-03-31 · pass · 39-10
Member-level votes (52)
- ALBERS: yes
- ANAVITARTE: yes
- ANDERSON: yes
- BEARDEN: no
- BRASS: no
- BURNS: yes
- COWSERT: yes
- DAVENPORT: yes
- DICKERSON: yes
- DIXON: yes
- DOLEZAL: yes
- ECHOLS: yes
- GINN: yes
- GOOCH: yes
- GOODMAN: yes
- HALPERN: yes
- HARBIN: yes
- HARBISON: yes
- HARRELL: no
- HATCHETT: yes
- HICKMAN: other
- HODGES: other
- HOWARD: no
- HUFSTETLER: no
- JACKSON: yes
- JAMES: other
- JONES: other
- JONES II: yes
- KEMP: yes
- KIRKPATRICK: yes
- LUCAS: yes
- MALLOW: yes
- MANGHAM: yes
- MCLAURIN: no
- MCNEEL: yes
- MERRITT: no
- ORROCK: no
- PARENT: yes
- PAYNE: yes
- RAHMAN: yes
- RHETT: no
- ROBERTSON: yes
- SETZLER: yes
- SIMS: other
- STILL: yes
- STRICKLAND: yes
- SUMMERS: yes
- TILLERY: yes
- WALKER, III: yes
- WATSON: yes
- WICKS: yes
- WILLIAMS: yes
Related bills
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