Education; public schools and postsecondary educational institutions to consider antisemitism in the same manner as discrimination based on religion; authorize
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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 authorize public schools and postsecondary educational institutions to consider antisemitism in the same manner as discrimination based on religion;” 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 authorize public schools and postsecondary educational institutions to consider antisemitism in the same manner as discrimination based on religion; to require the Department of Education to establish a state-wide K-12 Title VI Coordinator; to authorize withholding of funds for noncompliance; to provide for notice and appeal procedures; to provide for definitions; to provide
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Where it is
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Senate Hopper · Feb 18, 2026
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 19, 2026
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Feb 25, 2026
Senate Read Second Time · Feb 26, 2026
Senate Third Read · Mar 4, 2026
Senate Passed/Adopted · Mar 4, 2026
House First Readers · Mar 6, 2026
House Second Readers · Mar 9, 2026
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Mar 12, 2026
House Third Readers · Mar 18, 2026
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 18, 2026
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub · Mar 25, 2026
Senate Sent to Governor · Apr 10, 2026
Senate Date Signed by Governor · May 5, 2026
Act 402 · May 5, 2026
Effective Date · May 5, 2026
The numbers
24
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Goodman, RussCowsert, BillKirkpatrick, KayAlbers, JohnTillery, BlakeAnderson, LeeBrass, MattHodges, MikeStill, ShawnSummers, CardenBurns, MaxHufstetler, ChuckHickman, BillyHarbin, MartyWatson, SamStrickland, BrianEchols, DrewDickerson, Jason T.Bearden, TimothyWatson, BenGooch, SteveHalpern, SonyaParent, ElenaSilcox, Deborah
Recorded votes
AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTESenate · 2026-03-25 · yea 46, nay 0, notVoting 5, excused 5
PASSAGEHouse · 2026-03-18 · yea 165, nay 0, notVoting 5, excused 10
PASSAGESenate · 2026-03-04 · yea 50, nay 2, notVoting 3, excused 1
ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #1 BY THE SENATOR FROM THE 35THSenate · 2026-03-04 · yea 22, nay 31, notVoting 2, excused 1
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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