GA SB 426
died on adjournmentEducation; 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
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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
2026-01-27
Senate Hopper
introduction
2026-01-28
Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee
Versions
- As Introduced LC 49 2513Compare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
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