STATE BILLGA SB 498ENGROSSED

Georgia Charter School Facilities Authority; establish

State of Georgia

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 31B of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to charter school capital finance, so as to establish the Georgia Charter School Facilities Authority for the purpose of enabling charter schools to obtain revolving loan funds and other public financing assistance for purposes of constructing, renovating, and rehabilitating educational facilities for such schools;to amend Article 2 of Chapter 17 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., the "Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission Act," so as to provide for the issuance of general obligation bonds by the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission to provide for educational facilities for charter schools; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Status
Engrossed
Passed its first chamber
Status date
Mar 6, 2026
251 days ago
Current chamber
House of Representatives
Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
GA SB 498 · EngrossedMar 6

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Bill details

Last action
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Mar 25, 2026

Sponsors

CDClint DixonSenator · Republican · SD-045Primary sponsor
BHBilly HickmanSenator · Republican · SD-004Primary sponsor
RKRaShaun KempSenator · Democrat · SD-038Primary sponsor
SSShawn StillSenator · Republican · SD-048Primary sponsor
SHSonya HalpernSenator · Democrat · SD-039Primary sponsor
MDMatt DubnikRepresentative · Republican · HD-029

Bill history

Newest first.

Mar 25, 2026House Committee Favorably Reported By SubstituteHouse
Mar 10, 2026House Second ReadersHouse
Mar 9, 2026House First ReadersHouse
Mar 6, 2026Senate Passed/Adopted By SubstituteSenate
Mar 6, 2026Senate Third ReadSenate
Mar 6, 2026Senate Taken from TableSenate
Mar 6, 2026Senate TabledSenate
Mar 4, 2026Senate EngrossedSenate
Show 4 earlier actions
Mar 3, 2026Senate Read Second TimeSenate
Feb 26, 2026Senate Committee Favorably Reported By SubstituteSenate
Feb 12, 2026Senate Read and ReferredSenate
Feb 11, 2026Senate HopperSenate

Recorded votes

Motion To Engross: Sb 306, Sb 465, Sb 498, Sr 668: Senate Vote #615Mar 4, 2026 · Senate · 31 yea · 22 nayPassed
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #663Mar 6, 2026 · Senate · 49 yea · 3 nayPassed

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