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GA SB 445

died on adjournment

"Georgia Promise Scholarship Act"; public schools with a state-wide attendance zone and certain charter schools shall not be included in the separate list of public schools annually reported by the Office of Student Achievement; provide

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

Quick answers

Did GA SB 445 pass?

No. GA SB 445 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 (2026-03-10): House Second Readers

What is GA SB 445 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-14-27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to required reports and publication format relative to education accountability assessment programs, so as to provide that public schools with a state-wide attendance zone and certain charter schools shall not be included in the separate list of public schools annually reported by the Office of Student Achievement for purposes of the "Georgia Promise Scholarship Act"; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA SB 445?

Greg Dolezal, Randy Robertson, Jason Anavitarte and 6 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 445.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-14-27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to required reports and publication format relative to education accountability assessment programs, so as to provide that public schools with a state-wide attendance zone and certain charter schools shall not be included in the separate list of public schools annually reported by the Office of Student Achievement for purposes of the "Georgia Promise Scholarship Act"; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2026-02-02
Latest action
2026-03-10 — House Second Readers
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Greg Dolezalprimary
  • Randy Robertsonprimary
  • Jason Anavitarteprimary
  • Shawn Stillprimary
  • Larry Walker, IIIprimary
  • Carden Summersprimary
  • John Albersprimary
  • Frank Ginnprimary
  • Max Burnsprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-02

    Senate Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2026-02-03

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-03-03

    Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2026-03-04

    Senate Read Second Time

    reading-2

  5. 2026-03-06

    Senate Third Read

    reading-3

  6. 2026-03-06

    Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

    passage

  7. 2026-03-09

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  8. 2026-03-10

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Vote #646 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2026-03-06 · fail · 21-32

    Member-level votes (53)
    • ALBERS: no
    • ANAVITARTE: no
    • ANDERSON: no
    • BEARDEN: no
    • BRASS: no
    • BURNS: no
    • COWSERT: no
    • DAVENPORT: yes
    • DICKERSON: no
    • DIXON: no
    • DOLEZAL: no
    • ECHOLS: no
    • GINN: no
    • GOOCH: no
    • GOODMAN: no
    • HALPERN: yes
    • HARBIN: no
    • HARBISON: yes
    • HARRELL: yes
    • HATCHETT: no
    • HICKMAN: no
    • HODGES: no
    • HOWARD: yes
    • HUFSTETLER: no
    • JACKSON: other
    • JAMES: yes
    • JONES: yes
    • JONES II: yes
    • KEMP: yes
    • KIRKPATRICK: no
    • LUCAS: other
    • MALLOW: yes
    • MANGHAM: yes
    • MCLAURIN: yes
    • MCNEEL: no
    • MERRITT: yes
    • ORROCK: yes
    • PARENT: yes
    • PARKES: yes
    • PAYNE: no
    • RAHMAN: yes
    • RHETT: yes
    • ROBERTSON: no
    • SETZLER: no
    • SIMS: yes
    • STILL: no
    • STRICKLAND: no
    • SUMMERS: no
    • TILLERY: no
    • WALKER, III: no
    • WATSON: no
    • WICKS: yes
    • WILLIAMS: no

  • Senate Vote #647 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2026-03-06 · pass · 50-2

    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: other
    • 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: other
    • MALLOW: yes
    • MANGHAM: yes
    • MCLAURIN: yes
    • MCNEEL: yes
    • MERRITT: no
    • ORROCK: yes
    • PARENT: yes
    • PARKES: yes
    • PAYNE: yes
    • RAHMAN: yes
    • RHETT: yes
    • ROBERTSON: yes
    • SETZLER: yes
    • SIMS: no
    • 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/72665

Attribution

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