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GA SB 124

died on adjournment

Education; State School Superintendent and the Department of Education to take all steps reasonably necessary to implement guidance documents from a federal agency; require

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

Quick answers

Did GA SB 124 pass?

No. GA SB 124 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 (2025-03-10): House Second Readers

What is GA SB 124 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to require the State School Superintendent and the Department of Education to take all steps reasonably necessary to implement guidance documents from a federal agency, including, but not limited to, directives related to expanding educational freedom and opportunities for families; to authorize the State Board of Education to adopt rules; to provide for definitions; to make promise scholarship accounts available to all students whose parent is an active duty military service member stationed in Georgia, regardless of the school attendance zone in which such students reside; to provide for continued eligibility; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA SB 124?

Shawn Still, Greg Dolezal, Chuck Payne and 6 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 124.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to require the State School Superintendent and the Department of Education to take all steps reasonably necessary to implement guidance documents from a federal agency, including, but not limited to, directives related to expanding educational freedom and opportunities for families; to authorize the State Board of Education to adopt rules; to provide for definitions; to make promise scholarship accounts available to all students whose parent is an active duty military service member stationed in Georgia, regardless of the school attendance zone in which such students reside; to provide for continued eligibility; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-02-06
Latest action
2025-03-10 — House Second Readers
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Shawn Stillprimary
  • Greg Dolezalprimary
  • Chuck Payneprimary
  • Jason Anavitarteprimary
  • John F. Kennedyprimary
  • Billy Hickmanprimary
  • Timothy Beardenprimary
  • Kay Kirkpatrickprimary
  • Ed Setzlerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-06

    Senate Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2025-02-10

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-02-28

    Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2025-03-03

    Senate Read Second Time

    reading-2

  5. 2025-03-04

    Senate Third Read

    reading-3

  6. 2025-03-04

    Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

    passage

  7. 2025-03-06

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  8. 2025-03-10

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Vote #144 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2025-03-04 · pass · 37-16

    Member-level votes (54)
    • ALBERS: yes
    • ANAVITARTE: yes
    • ANDERSON: other
    • BEACH: yes
    • BEARDEN: yes
    • BRASS: yes
    • BURNS: yes
    • COWSERT: yes
    • DAVENPORT: no
    • DIXON: yes
    • DOLEZAL: yes
    • ECHOLS: yes
    • ESTEVES: no
    • GINN: yes
    • GOOCH: yes
    • GOODMAN: yes
    • HALPERN: other
    • HARBIN: yes
    • HARBISON: yes
    • HARRELL: no
    • HATCHETT: yes
    • HICKMAN: yes
    • HODGES: yes
    • HUFSTETLER: yes
    • JACKSON: no
    • JAMES: no
    • JONES: yes
    • JONES II: no
    • KEMP: no
    • KENNEDY: yes
    • KIRKPATRICK: yes
    • LUCAS: yes
    • MALLOW: other
    • MANGHAM: no
    • MCLAURIN: no
    • MERRITT: no
    • MOORE: yes
    • ORROCK: no
    • PARENT: no
    • PARKES: no
    • PAYNE: yes
    • RAHMAN: yes
    • RHETT: no
    • ROBERTSON: yes
    • SETZLER: yes
    • SIMS: yes
    • STILL: yes
    • STRICKLAND: yes
    • SUMMERS: yes
    • TILLERY: yes
    • WALKER, III: yes
    • WATSON: yes
    • WICKS: no
    • WILLIAMS: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70078

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