'The Georgia Promise Scholarship Act'; establishment of promise scholarship accounts
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to provide for the establishment of promise scholarship accounts to be funded by the state in the amount of $6,000.00 per school year for each participating student; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Feb 22, 2023
Signed Apr 23, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2023 · House Mar 14, 2024
How they voted
30–20
Passed
Total votes 50
Mar 6, 2023
D
Democratic21
95% Nay
R
Republican29
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Apr 23, 2024
Signed into law
Act 457
upper
Apr 23, 2024
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 20, 2024
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted Reconsidered Bill/Resolution By Substitute
lower
Mar 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Committee
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Mar 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 23, 2023
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 22, 2023
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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