Georgia House Bill 538

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: Passed on April 13 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-04-13 - Effective Date 2023-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for the "Georgia Early Literacy Act"; to require the State Board of Education to approve high-quality instructional materials to be used for teaching students in kindergarten through third grade; to provide for definitions; to provide for legislative findings and intent; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Georgia Early Literacy Act; enact

Rep. Bethany Ballard [R]	Rep. Will Wade [R]	Rep. Chris Erwin [R]	Rep. Jan Jones [R]
Rep. Carl Gilliard [D]	Rep. Becky Evans [D]	Sen. Billy Hickman [R]

2023-03-29 - House - Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #355 (Y: 164 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2023-03-27 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #312 (Y: 48 N: 1 NV: 3 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-03-06 - House - Passage: House Vote #208 (Y: 174 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-04-13		Effective Date 2023-07-01
2023-04-13		Act 9
2023-04-13	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2023-04-05	House	House Sent to Governor
2023-03-29	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2023-03-27	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2023-03-27	Senate	Senate Third Read
2023-03-27	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2023-03-27	Senate	Senate Tabled
2023-03-21	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2023-03-21	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2023-03-07	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2023-03-06	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2023-03-06	House	House Third Readers
2023-03-02	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2023-02-27	House	House Second Readers
2023-02-23	House	House First Readers
2023-02-22	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64710
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/215628
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/216898
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/217232
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/218784
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/219681
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/220431
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/219680
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64710#21249
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64710#21550
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64710#21616