HOPE; need based HOPE scholarship and grant; create
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 7 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to HOPE scholarships and grants, so as to create a need based HOPE scholarship and grant; to provide for definitions; to provide for eligibility; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Signed into Law
May 2018
Introduced Jan 26, 2017
Signed May 8, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2018
How they voted
23–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 24
Feb 26, 2018
D
Democratic10
90% Yea
R
Republican14
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 8, 2018
Signed into law
Act 558
upper
May 8, 2018
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 15, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 7, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 26, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 7, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Jan 30, 2017
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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