SR 978 Georgia Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Study Committee on Higher Education Funding; create

This bill creates a Senate Study Committee on Higher Education Funding to examine how Georgia's universities and technical colleges are currently funded. The committee will study the existing funding formulas, which are based on student enrollment rather than student outcomes, and explore whether these formulas need updating to account for changes like virtual instruction and declining enrollment. The six-member committee will meet to investigate these issues and can recommend new legislation to the General Assembly. The committee will operate until December 1, 2026, and must submit a final report before that date.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 18, 2026 Last action Mar 31, 2026
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Floor votes · Senate Mar 31, 2026

How they voted

420
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 47
Mar 31, 2026
D Democratic18
14 Yea 4
77% Yea
R Republican29
28 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 31, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 19, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
16 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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