Georgia Senate Bill 82

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 8)
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 Article 31 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Charter Schools Act of 1998," so as to enact the "Local Charter School Authorization and Support Act of 2025"; to provide for local boards of education to reconsider the denial of local charter school petitions; to require the Office of Charter School Compliance to prepare guidelines for local boards of education for the evaluation of charter school petitions; to revise reporting; to provide for related matters; to provide for legislative findings and intent; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

"Local Charter School Authorization and Support Act of 2025"; enact

Sen. Clint Dixon [R]	Sen. Steve Gooch [R]	Sen. Jason Anavitarte [R]	Sen. Chuck Payne [R]
Sen. Matt Brass [R]	Sen. Shawn Still [R]	Sen. Bo Hatchett [R]	Rep. Scott Hilton [R]

2025-04-04 - Senate - Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #479 (Y: 44 N: 10 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-03-31 - House - Passage: House Vote #352 (Y: 107 N: 62 NV: 3 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2025-03-06 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #194 (Y: 44 N: 9 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-04-28		Effective Date 2025-04-28
2025-04-28		Act 15
2025-04-28	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2025-04-10	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2025-04-04	Senate	Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
2025-03-31	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2025-03-31	House	House Third Readers
2025-03-21	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2025-03-11	House	House Second Readers
2025-03-10	House	House First Readers
2025-03-06	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2025-03-06	Senate	Senate Third Read
2025-03-04	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2025-03-03	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2025-02-04	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2025-02-03	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69808
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/231019
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/234794
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/235565
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/236857
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239453
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69808#25165
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69808#25412
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69808#25704