Georgia Senate Bill 445

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 9)
Status: Engrossed on March 6 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-03-10 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-14-27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to required reports and publication format relative to education accountability assessment programs, so as to provide that public schools with a state-wide attendance zone and certain charter schools shall not be included in the separate list of public schools annually reported by the Office of Student Achievement for purposes of the "Georgia Promise Scholarship Act"; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

"Georgia Promise Scholarship Act"; public schools with a state-wide attendance zone and certain charter schools shall not be included in the separate list of public schools annually reported by the Office of Student Achievement; provide

Sen. Greg Dolezal [R]	Sen. Randy Robertson [R]	Sen. Jason Anavitarte [R]	Sen. Shawn Still [R]
Sen. Larry Walker [R]	Sen. Carden Summers [R]	Sen. John Albers [R]	Sen. Frank Ginn [R]
Sen. Max Burns [R]

2026-03-06 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #647 (Y: 50 N: 2 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-06 - Senate - Adoption Of Amendment #1 By The Senator From The 38th: Senate Vote #646 (Y: 21 N: 32 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-10	House	House Second Readers
2026-03-09	House	House First Readers
2026-03-06	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2026-03-06	Senate	Senate Third Read
2026-03-04	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2026-03-03	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2026-02-03	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2026-02-02	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72665
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/241024
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/244624
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/245272
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/245247
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72665#26111
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72665#26112