GA HB985 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Passed on April 22 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-22 - Effective Date 2024-06-30
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to scholarships, loans, and grants, so as to abolish the Georgia Higher Education Assistance Corporation; to provide for the transfer of outstanding obligations and liabilities and assets of such corporation; to amend Titles 2, 7, 12, 20, 26, 33, 43, and 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to agriculture, banking and finance, conservation and natural resources, education, food, drugs, and cosmetics, insurance, professions and businesses, and revenue and taxation, respectively, so as to remove cross-references and make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Title

Georgia Higher Education Assistance Corporation; abolish; O.C.G.A.; remove cross-references and make conforming changes

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-03-21 - House - Agree To Senate Amendment: House Vote #739 (Y: 154 N: 0 NV: 9 Abs: 16) [PASS]
2024-03-13 - Senate - Passage As Amended: Senate Vote #651 (Y: 55 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-01 - House - Passage: House Vote #425 (Y: 166 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 7) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-04-22 Effective Date 2024-06-30
2024-04-22 Act 399
2024-04-22HouseHouse Date Signed by Governor
2024-04-01HouseHouse Sent to Governor
2024-03-21HouseHouse Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2024-03-13SenateSenate Passed/Adopted As Amended
2024-03-13SenateSenate Third Read
2024-02-26SenateSenate Read Second Time
2024-02-22SenateSenate Committee Favorably Reported
2024-02-06SenateSenate Read and Referred
2024-02-01HouseHouse Passed/Adopted
2024-02-01HouseHouse Third Readers
2024-01-31HouseHouse Postponed
2024-01-30HouseHouse Postponed
2024-01-25HouseHouse Committee Favorably Reported
2024-01-24HouseHouse Second Readers
2024-01-23HouseHouse First Readers
2024-01-22HouseHouse Hopper

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Bill Comments

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