Education; awarding of high school diplomas to high school students who are at the end of life; provide
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Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local boards of education, so as to provide for the awarding of high school diplomas to high school students who are at the end of life;” Read the full text
2025-2026 regular session
What it does
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local boards of education, so as to provide for the awarding of high school diplomas to high school students who are at the end of life; to provide for waivers; to provide for posthumous awarding of such diplomas; to provide for policies, rules, and regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other p
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Where it is
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House Hopper · Feb 11, 2026
House First Readers · Feb 12, 2026
House Second Readers · Feb 17, 2026
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Feb 26, 2026
House Third Readers · Mar 4, 2026
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 4, 2026
Senate Read and Referred · Mar 6, 2026
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 16, 2026
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 18, 2026
Senate Tabled · Mar 27, 2026
Senate Taken from Table · Mar 27, 2026
Senate Third Read · Mar 27, 2026
Senate Passed/Adopted · Mar 27, 2026
House Sent to Governor · Apr 6, 2026
House Date Signed by Governor · May 5, 2026
Act 397 · May 5, 2026
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2026
The numbers
7
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
PASSAGESenate · 2026-03-27 · yea 48, nay 0, notVoting 2, excused 6
PASSAGEHouse · 2026-03-04 · yea 172, nay 0, notVoting 6, excused 2
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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