HB 1123 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Quality Basic Education Act; require certain schools that offer after-school programs to make such programs available to pre-kindergarten students

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 14 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other educational programs under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to require certain schools that offer after-school programs to make such programs available to pre-kindergarten students on the same basis as the school's other students; to provide for limited waivers of such requirement; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Signed May 5, 2026
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The bill header was updated to include the status '(AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)', and the version number was changed from 'LC 49 2546' to 'LC 49 2546/AP' to reflect its final legislative status.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 19, 2026 · House Feb 24, 2026

How they voted

390
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 47
Mar 19, 2026
D Democratic18
14 Yea 4
77% Yea
R Republican29
25 Yea 4
86% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 5, 2026
Signed into law
Act 393
upper
May 5, 2026
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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