Georgia Achieving A Better Life Experience (ABLE); governance of program by board of directors of Georgia Higher Education Savings Plan; provide
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 11 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 and Chapter 9 of Title 30 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the higher education savings plan and Georgia Achieving A Better Life Experience (ABLE), respectively, so as to provide for the governance of the Georgia ABLE program by the board of directors of the Georgia Higher Education Savings Plan; to revise the composition and chairperson of the board of directors of the Georgia Higher Education Savings Plan; to remove the maximum amount of contributions currently allowed per beneficiary; to authorize the board to establish such maximum amount; to provide for the transfer of rights and obligations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Jan 2024
House Passage
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 30, 2023
Last action Jan 8, 2024
Floor votes · House Feb 27, 2023
How they voted
141–0
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 150
Feb 27, 2023
D
Democratic63
88% Yea
R
Republican87
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Jan 8, 2024
Committee
Senate Recommitted
upper
Mar 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Jan 30, 2023
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jodi Lott
RRepublican
P
Karen Bennett
DDemocratic
P
Lee Hawkins
RRepublican
P
Mark Newton
RRepublican
P
Matt Hatchett
RRepublican
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