GA SB 425
died on adjournmentEducation; all schools that receive state funding with students in any of grades three through five to provide instruction in cursive handwriting to all students by no later than third grade; require
Georgia · 2025_26 · upper
Quick answers
Did GA SB 425 pass?
No. GA SB 425 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 (2026-03-25): House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
What is GA SB 425 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to competencies and core curriculum, so as to require all schools that receive state funding with students in any of grades three through five to provide instruction in cursive handwriting to all students by no later than third grade; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA SB 425?
Marty Harbin, Carden Summers, Max Burns and 7 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 425.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to competencies and core curriculum, so as to require all schools that receive state funding with students in any of grades three through five to provide instruction in cursive handwriting to all students by no later than third grade; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-27
- Latest action
- 2026-03-25 — House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Marty Harbinprimary
- Carden Summersprimary
- Max Burnsprimary
- Jason T. Dickersonprimary
- Billy Hickmanprimary
- Kenya Wicksprimary
- Sonya Halpernprimary
- Ed Setzlerprimary
- Clint Dixonprimary
- Derek Mallowprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-27
Senate Hopper
introduction
2026-01-28
Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee
2026-02-24
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-25
Senate Read Second Time
reading-2
2026-03-04
Senate Third Read
reading-3
2026-03-04
Senate Passed/Adopted
passage
2026-03-06
House First Readers
reading-1
2026-03-09
House Second Readers
reading-2
2026-03-25
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable
Versions
Documents
Votes
Senate Vote #637 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2026-03-04 · pass · 43-9
Member-level votes (53)
- ALBERS: yes
- ANAVITARTE: yes
- ANDERSON: yes
- BEARDEN: no
- BRASS: no
- BURNS: yes
- COWSERT: yes
- DAVENPORT: yes
- DICKERSON: yes
- DIXON: yes
- DOLEZAL: no
- ECHOLS: yes
- GINN: yes
- GOOCH: yes
- GOODMAN: yes
- HALPERN: yes
- HARBIN: yes
- HARBISON: yes
- HARRELL: no
- HATCHETT: yes
- HICKMAN: yes
- HODGES: yes
- HOWARD: no
- HUFSTETLER: other
- JACKSON: no
- JAMES: yes
- JONES: yes
- JONES II: no
- KEMP: yes
- KIRKPATRICK: yes
- LUCAS: yes
- MALLOW: other
- MANGHAM: no
- MCLAURIN: no
- MCNEEL: yes
- MERRITT: yes
- ORROCK: yes
- PARENT: yes
- PARKES: other
- PAYNE: yes
- RAHMAN: yes
- RHETT: yes
- ROBERTSON: yes
- SETZLER: yes
- SIMS: yes
- STILL: yes
- STRICKLAND: yes
- SUMMERS: yes
- TILLERY: yes
- WALKER, III: yes
- WATSON: yes
- WICKS: yes
- WILLIAMS: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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