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Georgia General Assembly · HB 495 · House Date Signed by Governor (Act 311)

Education; Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation; repeal; provide for Georgia Rural Development Council

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Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to repeal Chapter 18, relating to the Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation; Read the full text

2025-2026 regular session

What it does

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to repeal Chapter 18, relating to the Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation; to amend Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to agriculture, so as to transfer the Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation to the Department of Agriculture; to provide for a director; to provide for assumption of business and responsibilities of the Centers of Innovation
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

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House Hopper · Feb 18, 2025
House First Readers · Feb 18, 2025
House Second Readers · Feb 19, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported · Feb 19, 2025
House Withdrawn, Recommitted · Feb 19, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Feb 26, 2025
House Third Readers · Feb 28, 2025
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Feb 28, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Mar 3, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 13, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 18, 2025
Senate Third Read · Mar 31, 2025
Senate Passed/Adopted · Mar 31, 2025
House Sent to Governor · Apr 9, 2025
House Date Signed by Governor · May 14, 2025
Act 311 · May 14, 2025
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2025

The numbers

7
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Dickey, RobertBurns, JonMeeks, StevenHagan, LeesaGreene, GeraldJasperse, RickWatson, Sam

Recorded votes

PASSAGESenate · 2025-03-31 · yea 50, nay 1, notVoting 1, excused 4
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-02-28 · yea 167, nay 0, notVoting 4, excused 9
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.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective Date (Jul 1, 2025).