Georgia House Bill 307

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 7)
Status: Passed on April 28 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-04-28 - Effective Date 2025-04-28
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to educational programs under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to include provisions for students significantly at risk of not achieving grade level reading proficiency or with characteristics of dyslexia; to revise a short title; to repeal Code Section 20-2-159.6, relating to screening for dyslexia and related disorders, training and professional development, pilot program evaluating early intervention, and data reporting; to amend Code Section 20-1-44 of the O.C.G.A., relating to duties and authority relative to the Georgia Council on Literacy, so as to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Quality Basic Education Act; students significantly at risk of not achieving grade level reading proficiency or with characteristics of dyslexia; include provisions

Rep. Bethany Ballard [R]	Rep. Chris Erwin [R]	Rep. Jan Jones [R]	Rep. Matt Dubnik [R]
Rep. John Corbett [R]	Rep. Carmen Rice [R]	Sen. Billy Hickman [R]

2025-03-31 - House - Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #357 (Y: 167 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2025-03-27 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #302 (Y: 55 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-02-28 - House - Passage: House Vote #113 (Y: 166 N: 0 NV: 7 Abs: 7) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-04-28		Effective Date 2025-04-28
2025-04-28		Act 13
2025-04-28	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2025-04-09	House	House Sent to Governor
2025-03-31	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2025-03-27	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2025-03-27	Senate	Senate Third Read
2025-03-25	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2025-03-21	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2025-03-03	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2025-02-28	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2025-02-28	House	House Third Readers
2025-02-26	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2025-02-11	House	House Second Readers
2025-02-10	House	House First Readers
2025-02-06	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70018
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/231614
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/233789
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/234281
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/234582
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/236673
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/238528
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70018#24950
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70018#25357
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70018#25409