Georgia 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Passed House 2 R cosponsors

HB 482 — Georgia Educational Scholarship Act; enact

Last action — House Third Reading Lost

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education, so as to provide for the establishment of educational scholarship accounts; to provide for qualified education expenses; to provide for qualifications for students to participate in the program; to establish certain requirements for participating schools and service providers; to provide for accounts and account funds; to establish a Parent Review Committee to review expenditures upon request; to authorize the Office of the State Treasurer to promulgate rules and regulations; to provide for annual testing of participating students; to provide for an annual report on the program; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. House Third Reading Lost

  2. House Third Readers

  3. House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

  4. House Second Readers

  5. House First Readers

  6. House Hopper

Sponsors

  • Wes Cantrell · Primary
  • Heath Clark · Primary
  • Valencia Stovall · Primary
  • Todd Jones · Primary
  • Ed Setzler · Primary
  • Mike Glanton · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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6 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 241 not signed on · 45 voted No

Sponsors (6)

  • Wes Cantrell
  • Heath Clark
  • Valencia Stovall
  • Todd Jones Republican
  • Ed Setzler Republican
  • Mike Glanton

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (241)

241 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

PASSAGE

Failed 60 Yea · 102 Nay · 18 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 02702
Unaffiliated 3756011
Republican 231905
Total 60102018
% of votes cast 33%57%0%10%
How each member voted (180)
Member Party Vote
ANULEWICZ, 42ND — Nay
BARR, 103RD — Yea
BATTLES, 15TH — Nay
BEASLEY-TEAGUE, 65TH — Nay
BELTON, 112TH — Not Voting
BENTLEY, 139TH — Nay
BENTON, 31ST — Nay
BESKIN, 54TH — Nay
BEVERLY, 143RD — Nay
BODDIE, 62ND — Nay
BROCKWAY, 102ND — Yea
BRUCE, 61ST — Nay
CANTRELL, 22ND — Yea
CASAS, 107TH — Yea
CAUBLE, 111TH — Yea
CHANDLER, 105TH — Nay
CLARK, 98TH — Yea
CLARK, 147TH — Yea
COLEMAN, 97TH — Nay
COLLINS, 68TH — Nay
COOKE, 18TH — Yea
COOMER, 14TH — Yea
DEFFENBAUGH, 1ST — Yea
DOLLAR, 45TH — Yea
DREYER, 59TH — Nay
DUKES, 154TH — Not Voting
EALUM, 153RD — Nay
ENGLAND, 116TH — Nay
EPPS, 144TH — Nay
FRAZIER, 126TH — Nay
GARDNER, 57TH — Nay
GASAWAY, 28TH — Nay
GILLIGAN, 24TH — Yea
GLANTON, 75TH — Yea
GOLICK, 40TH — Not Voting
GONZALEZ, 117TH — Nay
GORDON, 163RD — Nay
GRAVLEY, 67TH — Yea
GURTLER, 8TH — Yea
HANSON, 80TH — Yea
HARDEN, 148TH — Nay
HATCHETT, 150TH — Nay
HENSON, 86TH — Nay
HILL, 3RD — Nay
HOGAN, 179TH — Nay
HOLMES, 129TH — Nay
HOUSTON, 170TH — Nay
HOWARD, 124TH — Not Voting
JACKSON, 64TH — Nay
JONES, 53RD — Yea
JONES, 91ST — Nay
JONES, 167TH — Yea
KIRBY, 114TH — Yea
KNIGHT, 130TH — Yea
LARICCIA, 169TH — Nay
LOPEZ, 99TH — Nay
LOTT, 122ND — Nay
MARIN, 96TH — Not Voting
MAXWELL, 17TH — Nay
MCCALL, 33RD — Nay
MCGOWAN, 138TH — Nay
MEADOWS, 5TH — Nay
METZE, 55TH — Nay
MORRIS, 26TH — Yea
MORRIS, 156TH — Nay
MOSBY, 83RD — Nay
NGUYEN, 89TH — Nay
NIMMER, 178TH — Nay
NIX, 69TH — Yea
PEAKE, 141ST — Yea
PEZOLD, 133RD — Yea
PIRKLE, 155TH — Yea
PRICE, 48TH — Yea
PRUETT, 149TH — Nay
RAFFENSPERGER, 50TH — Yea
RAKESTRAW, 19TH — Yea
RALSTON, 7TH — Not Voting
ROGERS, 10TH — Not Voting
RUTLEDGE, 109TH — Yea
RYNDERS, 152ND — Nay
SHANNON, 84TH — Nay
SHAW, 176TH — Nay
SMITH, 134TH — Nay
SMYRE, 135TH — Nay
SPENCER, 180TH — Nay
STEPHENSON, 90TH — Nay
STOVALL, 74TH — Yea
STOVER, 71ST — Yea
TANKERSLEY, 160TH — Not Voting
TANNER, 9TH — Not Voting
TAYLOR, 79TH — Yea
TEASLEY, 37TH — Yea
THOMAS, 39TH — Nay
THOMAS, 56TH — Nay
TRAMMELL, 132ND — Nay
TURNER, 21ST — Yea
WALLACE, 119TH — Nay
WATSON, 172ND — Nay
WELCH, 110TH — Yea
WILLARD, 51ST — Not Voting
WILLIAMS, 87TH — Not Voting
WILLIAMS, 145TH — Nay
CALDWELL, JR. — Yea
CALDWELL, JR. — Yea
Al Williams Democrat Nay
Billy Mitchell Democrat Nay
Brian Prince Democrat Nay
Carl Gilliard Democrat Nay
Carolyn Hugley Democrat Nay
Dar'shun Kendrick Democrat Nay
David Wilkerson Democrat Nay
Debbie Buckner Democrat Nay
Debra Bazemore Democrat Nay
Demetrius Douglas Democrat Nay
Dewey McClain Democrat Nay
Dexter Sharper Democrat Nay
Doreen Carter Democrat Nay
Karen Bennett Democrat Not Voting
Karla Drenner Democrat Nay
Kim Schofield Democrat Nay
Kimberly Alexander Democrat Nay
Mack Jackson Democrat Nay
Mary Oliver Democrat Nay
Michael Smith Democrat Nay
Miriam Paris Democrat Nay
Park Cannon Democrat Nay
Rhonda Burnough Democrat Nay
Sally Harrell Democrat Nay
Sam Park Democrat Nay
Sandra Scott Democrat Nay
Scott Holcomb Democrat Nay
Sheila Nelson Democrat Not Voting
Spencer Frye Democrat Nay
Alan Powell Republican Nay
Alan Powell Republican Yea
Bill Hitchens Republican Nay
Bill Werkheiser Republican Yea
Brent Cox Republican Yea
Bruce Williamson Republican Yea
Butch Parrish Republican Nay
Charles Martin Republican Yea
Chuck Efstration Republican Yea
Darlene Taylor Republican Not Voting
Deborah Silcox Republican Not Voting
Don Parsons Republican Yea
Ed Setzler Republican Yea
Eddie Lumsden Republican Nay
Emory Dunahoo Republican Yea
Gerald Greene Republican Not Voting
Ginny Ehrhart Republican Yea
Jan Jones Republican Yea
Jason Ridley Republican Nay
Jason T. Dickerson Republican Nay
Jesse Petrea Republican Yea
John Carson Republican Yea
John Corbett Republican Nay
John LaHood Republican Nay
Jon Burns Republican Nay
Josh Bonner Republican Yea
Karen Mathiak Republican Yea
Kasey Carpenter Republican Yea
Katie Dempsey Republican Nay
Lee Hawkins Republican Yea
Lynn Smith Republican Not Voting
Mandi Ballinger Republican Not Voting
Mark Newton Republican Yea
Matt Dubnik Republican Yea
Matt Reeves Republican Yea
Rick Jasperse Republican Nay
Robert Dickey Republican Nay
Ron Stephens Republican Nay
Ron Stephens Republican Nay
Scott Hilton Republican Yea
Sharon Cooper Republican Nay
Shaw Blackmon Republican Nay
Steve Tarvin Republican Nay
Tim Fleming Republican Yea
Todd Jones Republican Yea
Trey Kelley Republican Nay
Trey Rhodes Republican Nay

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Subjects

education
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 482 do?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education, so as to provide for the establishment of educational scholarship accounts; to provide for qualified education expenses; to provide for qualifications for students to participate in the program; to establish certain requirements for participating schools and service providers; to provide for accounts and account funds; to establish a Parent Review Committee to review expenditures upon request; to authorize the Office of the State Treasurer to promulgate rules and regulations; to provide for annual testing of participating students; to provide for an annual report on the program; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors HB 482?
HB 482 is sponsored by Wes Cantrell, Heath Clark, Valencia Stovall, Todd Jones (Republican), Ed Setzler (Republican), and Mike Glanton.
What is the current status of HB 482?
This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 482?
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