GA SB 82
enacted"Local Charter School Authorization and Support Act of 2025"; enact
Georgia · 2025_26 · upper
Quick answers
Did GA SB 82 pass?
Yes. GA SB 82 has been enacted into law as of 2025-04-28. Latest recorded action (2025-04-28): Effective Date
What is GA SB 82 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 31 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Charter Schools Act of 1998," so as to enact the "Local Charter School Authorization and Support Act of 2025"; to provide for local boards of education to reconsider the denial of local charter school petitions; to require the Office of Charter School Compliance to prepare guidelines for local boards of education for the evaluation of charter school petitions; to revise reporting; to provide for related matters; to provide for legislative findings and intent; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA SB 82?
Clint Dixon, Steve Gooch, Jason Anavitarte and 4 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 82.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 31 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Charter Schools Act of 1998," so as to enact the "Local Charter School Authorization and Support Act of 2025"; to provide for local boards of education to reconsider the denial of local charter school petitions; to require the Office of Charter School Compliance to prepare guidelines for local boards of education for the evaluation of charter school petitions; to revise reporting; to provide for related matters; to provide for legislative findings and intent; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-03
- Latest action
- 2025-04-28 — Effective Date
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Clint Dixonprimary
- Steve Goochprimary
- Jason Anavitarteprimary
- Chuck Payneprimary
- Matt Brassprimary
- Shawn Stillprimary
- Bo Hatchettprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-02-03
Senate Hopper
introduction
2025-02-04
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 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
2025-03-31
House Third Readers
reading-3
2025-03-31
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage
2025-04-04
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
2025-04-10
Senate Sent to Governor
executive-receipt
2025-04-28
Senate Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature
2025-04-28
Act 15
executive-signature
2025-04-28
Effective Date
Versions
Documents
Votes
Senate Vote #194 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2025-03-06 · pass · 44-9
Member-level votes (54)
- ALBERS: yes
- ANAVITARTE: yes
- ANDERSON: yes
- BEACH: yes
- BEARDEN: yes
- BRASS: yes
- BURNS: yes
- COWSERT: yes
- DAVENPORT: no
- 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: other
- JAMES: yes
- JONES: no
- JONES II: other
- KEMP: yes
- KENNEDY: yes
- KIRKPATRICK: yes
- LUCAS: yes
- MALLOW: yes
- MANGHAM: no
- MCLAURIN: other
- MERRITT: no
- MOORE: yes
- ORROCK: yes
- PARENT: yes
- PARKES: no
- PAYNE: yes
- RAHMAN: no
- RHETT: yes
- ROBERTSON: yes
- SETZLER: yes
- SIMS: no
- STILL: yes
- STRICKLAND: yes
- SUMMERS: yes
- TILLERY: yes
- WALKER, III: yes
- WATSON: yes
- WICKS: no
- WILLIAMS: yes
House Vote #352 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2025-03-31 · pass · 107-62
Member-level votes (165)
- ADESANYA: no
- ADEYINA: no
- ALEXANDER: no
- ANDERSON: yes
- AU: yes
- BAKER: other
- BALLARD: yes
- BALLINGER: yes
- BARNES: no
- BARRETT: yes
- BARTON: yes
- BAZEMORE: no
- BECKLES: no
- BELL: no
- BENNETT: no
- BERRY: other
- BLACKMON: yes
- BONNER: yes
- BUCKNER: no
- BURCHETT: yes
- BURNOUGH: no
- BURNS: other
- BYRD: yes
- CAMERON: yes
- CAMP: yes
- CAMPBELL: no
- CANNON: no
- CARPENTER: yes
- CARSON: yes
- CARTER: no
- CHASTAIN: yes
- CHEOKAS: yes
- CLARK: yes
- CLIFTON: yes
- COOPER: yes
- CORBETT: yes
- COX: yes
- CRAWFORD: no
- CROWE: yes
- CUMMINGS: no
- DAVIS: no
- DAWSON: no
- DELOACH: yes
- DEMPSEY: yes
- DICKEY: yes
- DONATUCCI: yes
- DOUGLAS: other
- DRAPER: no
- DRENNER: no
- DUBNIK: yes
- DUNAHOO: yes
- EFSTRATION: yes
- EHRHART: yes
- ERWIN: yes
- EVANS: yes
- FLEMING: yes
- FLOURNOY: no
- FORD: yes
- FRANKLIN: yes
- FRYE: no
- GAINES: yes
- GAMBILL: yes
- GILLIARD: no
- GLAIZE: no
- GREENE: yes
- GRIFFIN: no
- GULLETT: yes
- GUNTER: yes
- HAGAN: yes
- HATCHETT: yes
- HAWKINS: yes
- HEFFNER: yes
- HENDERSON: no
- HERRING: no
- HILTON: yes
- HITCHENS: yes
- HOLCOMB: no
- HOLLAND: yes
- HOLLY: no
- HONG: yes
- HORNER: yes
- HOWARD: yes
- HUDDLESTON: yes
- HUGLEY: no
- HUTCHINSON: other
- JACKSON: no
- JASPERSE: yes
- JENKINS: other
- JONES: yes
- KAHAIAN: yes
- KELLEY: yes
- KENDRICK: no
- LAHOOD: yes
- LEVERETT: yes
- LEWIS-WARD: no
- LIM: no
- LUMSDEN: yes
- LUPTON: no
- MARTIN: yes
- MARTINEZ: yes
- MATHIAK: yes
- MATHIS: yes
- MCCLAIN: no
- MCCOLLUM: yes
- MCDONALD III: yes
- MCQUEEN: other
- MEEKS: yes
- MILLER: no
- MITCHELL: no
- MOMTAHAN: yes
- MOORE: other
- MYLES: no
- NEAL: other
- NEW: yes
- NEWTON: yes
- OKOYE: no
- OLALEYE: no
- OLIVER: no
- O'STEEN: yes
- PANITCH: yes
- PARIS: no
- PARK: no
- PARRISH: yes
- PARSONS: yes
- PERSINGER: yes
- PETREA: yes
- POWELL: yes
- PRINCE: no
- REESE: no
- REEVES: yes
- RHODES: yes
- RICE: yes
- RICHARDSON: yes
- RIDLEY: yes
- ROBERTS: yes
- ROMMAN: no
- SAINZ: yes
- SAMPSON: no
- SANCHEZ: no
- SANTOS: no
- SCHOFIELD: no
- SCOGGINS: yes
- SCOTT: no
- SEABAUGH: yes
- SHARPER: no
- SILCOX: yes
- SMITH: yes
- STEPHENS: yes
- STINSON: yes
- TARVIN: yes
- TAYLOR: no
- THOMAS: yes
- TOWNSEND: yes
- TRAN: yes
- WADE: yes
- WASHBURN: yes
- WERKHEISER: yes
- WESTBROOK: no
- WIEDOWER: other
- WILKERSON: no
- WILLIAMS: no
- WILLIAMS, JR.: yes
- WILLIAMSON: yes
- WILLIS: no
- YEARTA: yes
Senate Vote #479 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2025-04-04 · pass · 44-10
Member-level votes (54)
- ALBERS: yes
- ANAVITARTE: yes
- ANDERSON: yes
- BEACH: yes
- BEARDEN: yes
- BRASS: yes
- BURNS: yes
- COWSERT: yes
- DAVENPORT: no
- 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: other
- JAMES: no
- JONES: yes
- JONES II: no
- KEMP: yes
- KENNEDY: yes
- KIRKPATRICK: yes
- LUCAS: no
- MALLOW: yes
- MANGHAM: yes
- MCLAURIN: yes
- MERRITT: no
- MOORE: yes
- ORROCK: no
- PARENT: yes
- PARKES: no
- PAYNE: yes
- RAHMAN: no
- RHETT: yes
- ROBERTSON: yes
- SETZLER: yes
- SIMS: no
- STILL: yes
- STRICKLAND: yes
- SUMMERS: yes
- TILLERY: yes
- WALKER, III: yes
- WATSON: yes
- WICKS: no
- WILLIAMS: yes
Related bills
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