GA SB 236

withdrawn

"Quality Basic Education Act,"; certain students whose parents or guardians are on active duty are eligible for enrollment in the public school of the attendance zone in which they intend to reside; provide

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

Quick answers

Did GA SB 236 pass?

No. GA SB 236 was withdrawn on 2025-04-04 and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2025-04-04): House Withdrawn, Recommitted

What is GA SB 236 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-150 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to eligibility for enrollment under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide that certain students whose parents or guardians are on active duty in the United States armed forces are eligible for enrollment in the public school of the attendance zone in which they intend to reside regardless of whether they have entered into a lease, purchased a house, or otherwise secured housing within such attendance zone; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA SB 236?

Kenya Wicks, Chuck Payne, Nikki Merritt and 10 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 236.

Description

Introduced: 2025-02-21
Latest action: 2025-04-04 — House Withdrawn, Recommitted
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

EDUCATION

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-02-21
Senate Hopper
introduction
2025-02-24
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
2025-03-06
Senate Tabled
2025-03-06
Senate Taken from Table
2025-03-06
Senate Third Read
reading-3
2025-03-06
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage
2025-03-10
House First Readers
reading-1
2025-03-11
House Second Readers
reading-2
2025-03-21
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-04
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
referral-committee,withdrawal

Versions

As introduced LC 61 9000Compare
Committee sub LC 46 1190SCompare
As Passed SenateCompare
LC 49 2369S/hssCompare

Documents

Votes

Senate Vote #208 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2025-03-06 · pass · 54-1
Member-level votes (54)
- ALBERS: yes
- ANAVITARTE: yes
- ANDERSON: yes
- BEACH: yes
- BEARDEN: yes
- BRASS: yes
- BURNS: yes
- COWSERT: yes
- DAVENPORT: yes
- DIXON: yes
- DOLEZAL: yes
- ECHOLS: yes
- ESTEVES: yes
- GINN: yes
- GOOCH: yes
- GOODMAN: yes
- HALPERN: yes
- HARBIN: yes
- HARBISON: yes
- HARRELL: yes
- HATCHETT: yes
- HICKMAN: yes
- HODGES: yes
- HUFSTETLER: yes
- JACKSON: yes
- JAMES: yes
- JONES: yes
- JONES II: yes
- KEMP: no
- KENNEDY: yes
- KIRKPATRICK: yes
- LUCAS: yes
- MALLOW: yes
- MANGHAM: yes
- MCLAURIN: yes
- MERRITT: yes
- MOORE: 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: other
- WALKER, III: yes
- WATSON: yes
- WICKS: yes
- WILLIAMS: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70660

Attribution

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