Georgia Senate Bill 523

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 22-2)
Status: Passed on May 5 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-05 - Effective Date 2026-05-05
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

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 for an effective date; to provide for annual reporting; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Education; public schools and postsecondary educational institutions to consider antisemitism in the same manner as discrimination based on religion; authorize

Sen. Russ Goodman [R]	Sen. Bill Cowsert [R]	Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick [R]	Sen. John Albers [R]
Sen. Blake Tillery [R]	Sen. Lee Anderson [R]	Sen. Matt Brass [R]	Sen. Mike Hodges [R]
Sen. Shawn Still [R]	Sen. Carden Summers [R]	Sen. Max Burns [R]	Sen. Chuck Hufstetler [R]
Sen. Billy Hickman [R]	Sen. Marty Harbin [R]	Sen. Sam Watson [R]	Sen. Brian Strickland [R]
Sen. Drew Echols [R]	Sen. Jason T. Dickerson [R]	Sen. Timothy Bearden [R]	Sen. Ben Watson [R]
Sen. Steve Gooch [R]	Sen. Sonya Halpern [D]	Sen. Elena Parent [D]	Rep. Deborah Silcox [R]

2026-03-25 - Senate - Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #820 (Y: 46 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2026-03-18 - House - Passage: House Vote #716 (Y: 165 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2026-03-04 - Senate - Passage: Senate Vote #620 (Y: 50 N: 2 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-03-04 - Senate - Adoption Of Amendment #1 By The Senator From The 35th: Senate Vote #619 (Y: 22 N: 31 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-05		Effective Date 2026-05-05
2026-05-05		Act 402
2026-05-05	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2026-04-10	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2026-03-25	Senate	Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
2026-03-18	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2026-03-18	House	House Third Readers
2026-03-12	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2026-03-09	House	House Second Readers
2026-03-06	House	House First Readers
2026-03-04	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2026-03-04	Senate	Senate Third Read
2026-02-26	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2026-02-25	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2026-02-19	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2026-02-18	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73343
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/243017
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/245029
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/245720
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/247661
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/245011
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73343#26043
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73343#26044
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73343#26218
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73343#26366