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GA SB 426

died on adjournment

Education; high school students seeking a high school diploma to achieve a minimum score of 70 percent on the United States Citizenship Civics Test; require

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

Quick answers

Did GA SB 426 pass?

No. GA SB 426 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 (2026-01-28): Senate Read and Referred

What is GA SB 426 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to education, so as to require high school students seeking a high school diploma and individuals seeking a state approved high school equivalency (HSE) diploma to achieve a minimum score of 70 percent on the United States Citizenship Civics Test for the purpose of being eligible to receive a high school diploma or a state approved high school equivalency (HSE) diploma; to provide for multiple attempts; to provide for certification of scores; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA SB 426?

Marty Harbin, Carden Summers, Max Burns and 5 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 426.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to education, so as to require high school students seeking a high school diploma and individuals seeking a state approved high school equivalency (HSE) diploma to achieve a minimum score of 70 percent on the United States Citizenship Civics Test for the purpose of being eligible to receive a high school diploma or a state approved high school equivalency (HSE) diploma; to provide for multiple attempts; to provide for certification of scores; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2026-01-27
Latest action
2026-01-28 — Senate Read and Referred
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Marty Harbinprimary
  • Carden Summersprimary
  • Max Burnsprimary
  • Jason T. Dickersonprimary
  • Billy Hickmanprimary
  • John Albersprimary
  • Ed Setzlerprimary
  • Clint Dixonprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-27

    Senate Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2026-01-28

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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Attribution

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