HB 985 Georgia House · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Georgia Higher Education Assistance Corporation; abolish; O.C.G.A.; remove cross-references and make conforming changes

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to scholarships, loans, and grants, so as to abolish the Georgia Higher Education Assistance Corporation; to provide for the transfer of outstanding obligations and liabilities and assets of such corporation; to amend Titles 2, 7, 12, 20, 26, 33, 43, and 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to agriculture, banking and finance, conservation and natural resources, education, food, drugs, and cosmetics, insurance, professions and businesses, and revenue and taxation, respectively, so as to remove cross-references and make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 22, 2024 Signed Apr 22, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 13, 2024 · House Feb 1, 2024

How they voted

490
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Mar 13, 2024
D Democratic21
20 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican29
29 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Apr 22, 2024
Signed into law
Act 399
upper
Apr 22, 2024
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 21, 2024
Introduced
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
lower
Mar 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended
upper
Feb 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 6, 2024
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Jan 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Jan 22, 2024
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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