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Georgia General Assembly · SB 154 · Senate Date Signed by Governor (Act 291)

United States Department of Education; references from the Official Code of Georgia Annotated; revise or remove

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Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 20, 35, and 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, law enforcement officers and agencies, and professions and businesses, respectively, so as to revise or remove references to the United States Department of Education from... Read the full text

2025-2026 regular session

What it does

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 20, 35, and 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, law enforcement officers and agencies, and professions and businesses, respectively, so as to revise or remove references to the United States Department of Education from the Official Code of Georgia Annotated; to replace a reference to student aid reports with FAFSA submission summary; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting l
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

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Senate Hopper · Feb 12, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 13, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Feb 19, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Feb 20, 2025
Senate Third Read · Mar 4, 2025
Senate Passed/Adopted · Mar 4, 2025
House First Readers · Mar 6, 2025
House Second Readers · Mar 10, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Mar 18, 2025
House Third Readers · Mar 21, 2025
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 21, 2025
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub · Mar 31, 2025
Senate Sent to Governor · Apr 7, 2025
Senate Date Signed by Governor · May 14, 2025
Act 291 · May 14, 2025
Effective Date · May 14, 2025

The numbers

33
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Hatchett, BoGooch, SteveKennedy, John F.Robertson, RandyAnavitarte, JasonAlbers, JohnBrass, MattWatson, BenHickman, BillyBearden, TimothyDolezal, GregWilliams, RickKirkpatrick, KayHarbin, MartyBurns, MaxBeach, BrandonWalker, III, LarryCowsert, BillEchols, DrewGinn, FrankHufstetler, ChuckStill, ShawnAnderson, LeeGoodman, RussWatson, SamSummers, CardenPayne, ChuckHodges, MikeTillery, BlakeStrickland, BrianSetzler, EdDixon, ClintDubnik, Matt

Recorded votes

AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTESenate · 2025-03-31 · yea 44, nay 8, notVoting 1, excused 3
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-03-21 · yea 144, nay 15, notVoting 7, excused 14
PASSAGESenate · 2025-03-04 · yea 37, nay 17, notVoting 0, excused 2
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #1 BY THE SENATOR FROM THE 14THSenate · 2025-03-04 · yea 21, nay 32, notVoting 1, 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.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective Date (May 14, 2025).