Georgia Early Literacy Act of 2026; enact
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education, so as to promote and advance state-wide literacy and reading education efforts;” Read the full text
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2025-2026 regular session
Where it is
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House Hopper · Feb 4, 2026
House First Readers · Feb 5, 2026
House Second Readers · Feb 6, 2026
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Feb 12, 2026
House Third Readers · Feb 24, 2026
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Feb 24, 2026
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 25, 2026
Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted · Mar 19, 2026
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Mar 25, 2026
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 25, 2026
Senate Third Read · Mar 31, 2026
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 31, 2026
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub · Mar 31, 2026
House Sent to Governor · Apr 10, 2026
House Date Signed by Governor · May 5, 2026
Act 391 · May 5, 2026
Effective Date · May 5, 2026
The numbers
7
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTESenate · 2026-03-31 · yea 49, nay 0, notVoting 3, excused 4
Agree to Senate SubstituteHouse · 2026-03-31 · yea 168, nay 0, notVoting 5, excused 7
PASSAGEHouse · 2026-02-24 · yea 170, nay 2, notVoting 4, excused 4
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Georgia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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