SB 619 — Board of Education of Hancock County; the description of the education districts; change
Last action — Senate Date Signed by Governor
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 12, 2026. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Brian Kemp (Republican) on May 12, 2026.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to reconstitute the Board of Education of Hancock County, approved April 5, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 4524), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 6, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 4322), so as to change the description of the education districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for the continuation in office of current members; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill Text
Action History
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Act 703
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Sponsors
- David Lucas · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 246 not signed on · 75 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- David Lucas Democrat
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (246)
246 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 246 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 2 | 71 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 92 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 94 | 75 | 0 | 11 |
| % of votes cast | 52% | 42% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (180)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| VACANT | — | Not Voting |
| VACANT | — | Not Voting |
| VACANT | — | Not Voting |
| VACANT | — | Not Voting |
| Akbar Ali | Democrat | Nay |
| Al Williams | Democrat | Nay |
| Angela Moore | Democrat | Nay |
| Anissa Jones | Democrat | Nay |
| Anne Allen Westbrook | Democrat | Nay |
| Arlene Beckles | Democrat | Nay |
| Betsy Holland | Democrat | Nay |
| Billy Mitchell | Democrat | Nay |
| Brian Prince | Democrat | Nay |
| Bryce Berry | Democrat | Nay |
| Carl Gilliard | Democrat | Nay |
| Carolyn Hugley | Democrat | Nay |
| Dar'shun Kendrick | Democrat | Nay |
| David Sampson | Democrat | Yea |
| David Wilkerson | Democrat | Nay |
| Debbie Buckner | Democrat | Nay |
| Debra Bazemore | Democrat | Nay |
| Demetrius Douglas | Democrat | Nay |
| Derrick Jackson | Democrat | Nay |
| Dewey McClain | Democrat | Nay |
| Doreen Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| Edna Jackson | Democrat | Nay |
| El-Mahdi Holly | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Eric Bell | Democrat | Nay |
| Eric Gisler | Democrat | Nay |
| Esther Panitch | Democrat | Nay |
| Floyd Griffin | Democrat | Nay |
| Gabe Okoye | Democrat | Nay |
| Gabriel Sanchez | Democrat | Nay |
| Imani Barnes | Democrat | Nay |
| Inga Willis | Democrat | Nay |
| Jasmine Clark | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Karen Lupton | Democrat | Nay |
| Karla Drenner | Democrat | Nay |
| Karlton Howard | Democrat | Nay |
| Kim Schofield | Democrat | Nay |
| Kimberly Alexander | Democrat | Nay |
| L.C. Myles | Democrat | Nay |
| Lisa Campbell | Democrat | Nay |
| Long Tran | Democrat | Nay |
| Lydia Glaize | Democrat | Nay |
| Mack Jackson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Marvin Lim | Democrat | Nay |
| Mary Ann Santos | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Mary Frances Williams | Democrat | Nay |
| Mary Oliver | Democrat | Nay |
| Mekyah McQueen | Democrat | Nay |
| Michael Smith | Democrat | Nay |
| Michelle Au | Democrat | Nay |
| Miriam Paris | Democrat | Nay |
| Omari Crawford | Democrat | Nay |
| Park Cannon | Democrat | Nay |
| Patty Marie Stinson | Democrat | Nay |
| Phil Olaleye | Democrat | Nay |
| Regina Lewis-Ward | Democrat | Nay |
| Rhonda Burnough | Democrat | Nay |
| Rhonda Taylor | Democrat | Nay |
| Robert Dawson | Democrat | Nay |
| Robert Flournoy | Democrat | Yea |
| Ruwa Romman | Democrat | Nay |
| Saira Draper | Democrat | Nay |
| Sam Park | Democrat | Nay |
| Sandra Scott | Democrat | Nay |
| Scott Holcomb | Democrat | Nay |
| Segun Adeyina | Democrat | Nay |
| Shea Roberts | Democrat | Nay |
| Sheila Jones | Democrat | Nay |
| Solomon Adesanya | Democrat | Nay |
| Spencer Frye | Democrat | Nay |
| Stacey Evans | Democrat | Nay |
| Sylvia Wayfer Baker | Democrat | Nay |
| Tangie Herring | Democrat | Nay |
| Tanya Miller | Democrat | Nay |
| Terry Cummings | Democrat | Nay |
| Tremaine Reese | Democrat | Nay |
| Viola Davis | Democrat | Nay |
| Yasmin Neal | Democrat | Nay |
| Alan Powell | Republican | Yea |
| Angie O'Steen | Republican | Yea |
| Beth Camp | Republican | Yea |
| Bethany Ballard | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Fincher | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Hitchens | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Werkheiser | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Yearta | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| Brent Cox | Republican | Yea |
| Bruce Williamson | Republican | Yea |
| Buddy DeLoach | Republican | Yea |
| Butch Parrish | Republican | Yea |
| Carmen Rice | Republican | Yea |
| Carter Barrett | Republican | Yea |
| Charles Martin | Republican | Not Voting |
| Charlice Byrd | Republican | Nay |
| Chas Cannon | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Erwin | Republican | Yea |
| Chuck Efstration | Republican | Yea |
| Clint Crowe | Republican | Yea |
| Dale Washburn | Republican | Yea |
| Danny Mathis | Republican | Yea |
| Darlene Taylor | Republican | Yea |
| David Clark | Republican | Yea |
| David Huddleston | Republican | Yea |
| David Jenkins | Republican | Yea |
| Deborah Silcox | Republican | Yea |
| Derrick McCollum | Republican | Yea |
| Devan Seabaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Don Parsons | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie Lumsden | Republican | Yea |
| Emory Dunahoo | Republican | Nay |
| Gary Richardson | Republican | Yea |
| Gerald Greene | Republican | Yea |
| Ginny Ehrhart | Republican | Yea |
| Holt Persinger | Republican | Yea |
| Houston Gaines | Republican | Yea |
| Jaclyn Ford | Republican | Yea |
| James Burchett | Republican | Yea |
| Jan Jones | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Ridley | Republican | Yea |
| Jesse Petrea | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Campbell | Republican | Yea |
| John Carson | Republican | Yea |
| John Corbett | Republican | Yea |
| John LaHood | Republican | Yea |
| Johnny Chastain | Republican | Yea |
| Jon Burns | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jordan Ridley | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Gullett | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Bonner | Republican | Yea |
| Justin Howard | Republican | Yea |
| Karen Mathiak | Republican | Yea |
| Kasey Carpenter | Republican | Yea |
| Katie Dempsey | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly New | Republican | Yea |
| Lauren McDonald III | Republican | Yea |
| Lee Hawkins | Republican | Yea |
| Leesa Hagan | Republican | Yea |
| Lehman Franklin | Republican | Yea |
| Lynn Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Newton | Republican | Yea |
| Martin Momtahan | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Barton | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Dubnik | Republican | Nay |
| Matt Hatchett | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Reeves | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Gambill | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Cameron | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Cheokas | Republican | Nay |
| Mitchell Horner | Republican | Yea |
| Mitchell Scoggins | Republican | Yea |
| Noel Williams, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Noelle Kahaian | Republican | Not Voting |
| Reynaldo Martinez | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Jasperse | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Townsend | Republican | Yea |
| Rob Clifton | Republican | Yea |
| Rob Leverett | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Dickey | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Sandy Donatucci | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Hilton | Republican | Yea |
| Sharon Cooper | Republican | Yea |
| Shaw Blackmon | Republican | Yea |
| Soo Hong | Republican | Yea |
| Stan Gunter | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Tarvin | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Meeks | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Sainz | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Fleming | Republican | Yea |
| Todd Jones | Republican | Yea |
| Trey Kelley | Republican | Yea |
| Trey Rhodes | Republican | Yea |
| Tyler Paul Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Vance Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Victor Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Will Wade | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 50 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 0% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (56)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| VACANT | — | Not Voting |
| VACANT | — | Not Voting |
| David Lucas | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Derek Mallow | Democrat | Yea |
| Donzella James | Democrat | Yea |
| Ed Harbison | Democrat | Yea |
| Elena Parent | Democrat | Yea |
| Emanuel Jones | Democrat | Yea |
| Freddie Powell Sims | Democrat | Yea |
| Gail Davenport | Democrat | Yea |
| Harold Jones II | Democrat | Yea |
| Jaha Howard | Democrat | Yea |
| Josh McLaurin | Democrat | Yea |
| Kenya Wicks | Democrat | Yea |
| Kim Jackson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Michael 'Doc' Rhett | Democrat | Yea |
| Nan Orrock | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Nikki Merritt | Democrat | Yea |
| RaShaun Kemp | Democrat | Yea |
| Randal Mangham | Democrat | Yea |
| Sally Harrell | Democrat | Yea |
| Sheikh Rahman | Democrat | Yea |
| Sonya Halpern | Democrat | Yea |
| Tonya Anderson | Democrat | Yea |
| Ben Watson | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Cowsert | Republican | Yea |
| Billy Hickman | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Tillery | Republican | Yea |
| Bo Hatchett | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Strickland | Republican | Yea |
| Carden Summers | Republican | Yea |
| Chuck Hufstetler | Republican | Yea |
| Chuck Payne | Republican | Yea |
| Clint Dixon | Republican | Yea |
| Drew Echols | Republican | Yea |
| Ed Setzler | Republican | Yea |
| Frank Ginn | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Dolezal | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Anavitarte | Republican | Yea |
| Jason T. Dickerson | Republican | Yea |
| John Albers | Republican | Yea |
| Kay Kirkpatrick | Republican | Yea |
| Larry Walker, III | Republican | Yea |
| Lee Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Marty Harbin | Republican | Not Voting |
| Matt Brass | Republican | Yea |
| Max Burns | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Hodges | Republican | Yea |
| Randy Robertson | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Williams | Republican | Yea |
| Russ Goodman | Republican | Yea |
| Sam Watson | Republican | Yea |
| Shawn Still | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Gooch | Republican | Yea |
| Steven McNeel | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Bearden | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 619 do?
- A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to reconstitute the Board of Education of Hancock County, approved April 5, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 4524), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 6, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 4322), so as to change the description of the education districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for the continuation in office of current members; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Who sponsors SB 619?
- SB 619 is sponsored by David Lucas (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB 619?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 12, 2026. Enacted.
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