Grants for Foster Children; a grant program to provide grants to former foster youth who meet eligibility requirements, subject to specific appropriations; establish
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 12 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to postsecondary education grants for foster children and adopted children, so as to establish a grant program to provide grants to former foster youth who meet eligibility requirements, subject to specific appropriations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Signed May 12, 2025
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MINOR
The bill was amended from a House substitute version to the Senate version, changing the header information to reflect Senate sponsorship and indicating the bill has passed the Senate. The substantive policy content regarding the grant program for former foster youth appears unchanged in the visible text.
TECHNICAL
Header changed from House Committee substitute to Senate Bill 85 with Senate sponsors listed, and status updated to 'AS PASSED'
Page numbering and formatting adjusted to reflect Senate version with consistent page headers
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2025 · House Mar 27, 2025
How they voted
52–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 55
Mar 3, 2025
D
Democratic22
95% Yea
R
Republican33
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 12, 2025
Signed into law
Act 120
upper
May 12, 2025
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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