GA SB 171

died on adjournment

Quality Basic Education Act; State Board of Education to develop an advanced mathematics pathway; require

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

Quick answers

Did GA SB 171 pass?

No. GA SB 171 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 (2026-02-26): House Second Readers

What is GA SB 171 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to educational programs under the "Quality Basic Education Act,"so as to require the State Board of Education to develop an advanced mathematics pathway; to require the state board to adopt policies related to such advanced mathematics pathway; to authorize local school systems to offer the advanced mathematics pathway in grades three through five; to require local school systems to offer the advanced mathematics pathway in grades six through eight; to provide for reporting; to authorize local school systems to provide related supports and services; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA SB 171?

Jason Anavitarte, Billy Hickman, Max Burns and 13 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 171.

Description

Introduced: 2025-02-13
Latest action: 2026-02-26 — House Second Readers
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

EDUCATION

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-02-13
Senate Hopper
introduction
2025-02-18
Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee
2025-03-03
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-04
Senate Read Second Time
reading-2
2026-01-12
Senate Recommitted
referral-committee
2026-02-04
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-24
Senate Third Read
reading-3
2026-02-24
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage
2026-02-25
House First Readers
reading-1
2026-02-26
House Second Readers
reading-2

Versions

Committee sub LC 49 2322SCompare
As introduced LC 61 0121Compare
Floor Amend 1Compare
Committee Sub LC 61 0374SCompare
As Passed SenateCompare

Documents

Votes

Senate Vote #574 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2026-02-24 · pass · 53-0
Member-level votes (53)
- ALBERS: yes
- ANAVITARTE: yes
- ANDERSON: yes
- BEARDEN: yes
- BRASS: yes
- 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: yes
- HATCHETT: yes
- HICKMAN: yes
- HODGES: yes
- HOWARD: yes
- HUFSTETLER: yes
- JACKSON: yes
- JAMES: yes
- JONES: yes
- JONES II: yes
- KEMP: yes
- KIRKPATRICK: yes
- LUCAS: yes
- MALLOW: yes
- MANGHAM: yes
- MCLAURIN: yes
- MCNEEL: yes
- MERRITT: yes
- ORROCK: yes
- PARENT: yes
- PARKES: yes
- PAYNE: yes
- RAHMAN: yes
- RHETT: yes
- ROBERTSON: yes
- SETZLER: yes
- SIMS: yes
- STILL: yes
- STRICKLAND: yes
- SUMMERS: yes
- TILLERY: yes
- WALKER, III: other
- WATSON: yes
- WICKS: yes
- WILLIAMS: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70343

Attribution

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