SB 601 Georgia Senate · 2021-2022 Regular Session

'Georgia Educational Freedom Act'; enact

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 promise scholarship accounts to be funded by the state in the amount of $6,000.00 per school year for each participating student, subject to appropriations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2022

Committee Review

Mar 2022

Senate Passage

Mar 2022

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 3, 2022 Last action Mar 15, 2022

Floor votes · Senate Mar 15, 2022

How they voted

22–14

Passed · 11 other

Total votes 47

Mar 15, 2022

D Democratic18

13 Nay 5

72% Nay

R Republican29

22 Yea 1 Nay 6

75% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 15, 2022

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (22-14-11)

senate

Mar 9, 2022

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Favorably Reported

upper

Mar 4, 2022

Committee

Senate Read and Referred

upper

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors