Georgia House Bill 798 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on May 3 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 7 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to HOPE scholarships and grants, so as to provide for eligibility for Zell Miller Scholarships for home study students who receive certain scores on standardized college admission tests; to revise eligibility requirements for HOPE scholarships for entering freshmen students who are home study students regarding scores on standardized college admission tests; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

HOPE; home study students who receive certain scores on standardized college admission tests; provide eligibility

Rep. Joyce Chandler [R]	Rep. Sam Teasley [R]	Rep. Valencia Stovall [D]	Rep. Mike Dudgeon [R]
Rep. Timothy Barr [R]	Rep. David Clark [R]	Sen. Marty Harbin [R]

2016-03-24 - House - House Vote #887 (Y: 162 N: 6 NV: 9 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2016-03-22 - Senate - Senate Vote #682 (Y: 40 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-22 - Senate - Senate Vote #693 (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-16 - House - House Vote #536 (Y: 164 N: 7 NV: 3 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-07-01		Effective Date
2016-05-03		Act 521
2016-05-03	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2016-04-04	House	House Sent to Governor
2016-03-24	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2016-03-22	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2016-03-22	Senate	Senate Third Read
2016-03-22	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2016-03-22	Senate	Senate Tabled
2016-03-11	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2016-03-10	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2016-02-17	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2016-02-16	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2016-02-16	House	House Third Readers
2016-02-03	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2016-01-25	House	House Second Readers
2016-01-22	House	House First Readers
2016-01-21	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/47583
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/155009
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/156306
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/157447
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/157567
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/159937
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/162283
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/47583#13954
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/47583#14433
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/47583#14422
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/47583#14674