SB 513 Georgia Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

"Every Day Counts Act"; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 and Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to elementary and secondary education and drivers' licenses, respectively, so as to revise requirements for public school policies and procedures relative to student attendance; to provide for multi-tier supports and interventions; to revise provisions relative to attendance review teams; to provide for attendance intervention plans; to provide for consequences for chronically unexcused students, such as ineligibility for interscholastic and extracurricular activities and potential ineligibility to be issued an instruction permit or driver's license by the Department of Driver Services; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status died 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Governor

Introduced Feb 17, 2026 Last action Apr 2, 2026

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What changed between versions

As Passed Senate → LC 49 2857S/hss · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was converted into a House substitute version, changing the title to 'S. B. 513 (SUB)' and adding a header indicating the House Committee on Education offered this version. The substantive text of the bill remains largely the same, though minor formatting adjustments were made to the line numbers and spacing. No new policy requirements, funding amounts, or eligibility criteria were introduced in this specific diff.

TECHNICAL

The bill title was updated to reflect it is a House substitute version, and page headers were adjusted to show the new legislative committee origin.

Minor formatting changes were applied to line numbers and spacing throughout the document to align with House markup standards.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2026 · House Apr 2, 2026

How they voted

46–0

Passed · 6 other

Total votes 52

Feb 26, 2026

D Democratic20

18 Yea 2

90% Yea

R Republican32

28 Yea 4

87% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 2, 2026

Committee

House Withdrawn, Recommitted

lower

Apr 2, 2026

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (84-61-5)

house

Mar 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

lower

Feb 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Passed/Adopted

upper

Feb 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Favorably Reported

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Committee

Senate Read and Referred

upper

Feb 17, 2026

Introduced

Senate Hopper

upper

19 primary · 0 co-sponsors