Georgia 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 3 R cosponsors

SB 386 — Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Act; prior school year requirement; revise

Last action — House Second Readers

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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.

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Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 33 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Act, so as to revise the prior school year requirement; to expand eligibility for students; to revise the basis for calculating scholarship amounts; to require annual parent surveys and a complaint procedure for scholarship calculations; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Action History

  1. House Second Readers

  2. House First Readers

  3. Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

  4. Senate Third Read

  5. Senate Read Second Time

  6. Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

  7. Senate Read and Referred

  8. Senate Hopper

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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6 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 241 not signed on · 10 voted No

Sponsors (6)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (241)

241 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE

Passed 33 Yea · 22 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 17100
Unaffiliated 141201
Democrat 2900
Total 332201
% of votes cast 59%39%0%2%
How each member voted (56)
Member Party Vote
ANDERSON — Yea
ANDERSON — Nay
BLACK — Nay
BURKE — Yea
BUTLER — Nay
DUGAN — Yea
HARPER — Yea
HEATH — Yea
HENSON — Nay
HILL — Yea
JACKSON — Nay
JONES — Nay
JONES — Yea
JONES II — Nay
JORDAN — Nay
KARINSHAK — Nay
LIGON, JR. — Yea
MULLIS — Yea
SEAY — Nay
STONE — Yea
TATE — Nay
THOMPSON — Yea
TIPPINS — Not Voting
UNTERMAN — Yea
WATSON — Yea
WILKINSON — Yea
WILLIAMS — Nay
David Lucas Democrat Nay
Donzella James Democrat Yea
Ed Harbison Democrat Nay
Elena Parent Democrat Nay
Freddie Powell Sims Democrat Nay
Gail Davenport Democrat Nay
Michael 'Doc' Rhett Democrat Nay
Nan Orrock Democrat Nay
Sally Harrell Democrat Nay
Sheikh Rahman Democrat Nay
Tanya Miller Democrat Yea
Bill Cowsert Republican Yea
Blake Tillery Republican Yea
Brandon Beach Republican Nay
Brian Strickland Republican Yea
Carden Summers Republican Yea
Charles Martin Republican Yea
Chuck Hufstetler Republican Yea
Chuck Payne Republican Yea
Frank Ginn Republican Yea
Greg Dolezal Republican Yea
John Albers Republican Yea
John F. Kennedy Republican Yea
Kay Kirkpatrick Republican Yea
Larry Walker, III Republican Yea
Marty Harbin Republican Yea
Matt Brass Republican Yea
Randy Robertson Republican Yea
Steve Gooch Republican Yea

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Subjects

education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 386 do?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 33 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Act, so as to revise the prior school year requirement; to expand eligibility for students; to revise the basis for calculating scholarship amounts; to require annual parent surveys and a complaint procedure for scholarship calculations; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors SB 386?
SB 386 is sponsored by Renee Unterman, Steve Gooch (Republican), Matt Brass (Republican), Randy Robertson (Republican), P. K. Martin IV, and Jesse Stone.
What is the current status of SB 386?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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 SB 386?
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