STATE BILLGA HB 56ENGROSSED

Education; grants to spouses of law enforcement officers, firefighters, and prison guards who are killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty; provide

State of Georgia

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 7 of Part 3 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to grants to children of law enforcement officers, firefighters, and prison guards, so as to provide for tuition grants to spouses of law enforcement officers, firefighters, and prison guards who were killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty; to revise legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to provide for eligibility; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Status
Engrossed
Passed its first chamber
Status date
Mar 6, 2025
616 days ago
Current chamber
Senate
Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
GA HB 56 · EngrossedMar 6

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Bill details

Last action
Senate Recommitted · Jan 12, 2026

Sponsors

JPJesse PetreaRepresentative · Republican · HD-166Primary sponsor
DSDevan SeabaughRepresentative · Republican · HD-034Primary sponsor
BHBill HitchensRepresentative · Republican · HD-161Primary sponsor
SSSteven SainzRepresentative · Republican · HD-180Primary sponsor
ELEddie LumsdenRepresentative · Republican · HD-012Primary sponsor
BWBen WatsonSenator · Republican · SD-001

Bill history

Newest first.

Jan 12, 2026Senate RecommittedSenate
Mar 27, 2025Senate Read Second TimeSenate
Mar 27, 2025Senate Committee Favorably ReportedSenate
Mar 10, 2025Senate Read and ReferredSenate
Mar 6, 2025House Passed/Adopted By SubstituteHouse
Mar 6, 2025House Third ReadersHouse
Feb 27, 2025House Committee Favorably Reported By SubstituteHouse
Feb 20, 2025House Withdrawn, RecommittedHouse
Show 4 earlier actions
Feb 13, 2025House Committee Favorably Reported By SubstituteHouse
Jan 16, 2025House Second ReadersHouse
Jan 15, 2025House First ReadersHouse
Jan 14, 2025House HopperHouse

Recorded vote

Passage: House Vote #218Mar 6, 2025 · House · 172 yea · 0 nayPassed

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