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2025-2026 Regular Session

SB212

"Quality Basic Education Act"; disclosure of public student directory information to political candidates or persons or groups acting on their behalf; prohibit

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 14 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to other educational programs under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to prohibit the disclosure of public student directory information to political candidates, campaign committees, political action committees, political organizations, or persons or groups acting on their behalf; to amend Article 15 of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., relating to miscellaneous offenses relative to elections and primaries; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions for government transparency and campaign finance; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Legislative progress

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House committee substitute March 25, 2025 Sent to Governor April 10, 2025 Governor approved May 14, 2025 Became law May 14, 2025

Recorded floor votes

4 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

March 6, 2025 · Senate

Motion To Engross: Senate Vote #161

Passed

32 yea–20 nay · 2 not voting · 2 absent

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March 6, 2025 · Senate

Passage: Senate Vote #218

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

33 yea–19 nay · 2 not voting · 2 absent

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March 31, 2025 · House

Passage: House Vote #363

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

98 yea–66 nay · 5 not voting · 11 absent

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April 2, 2025 · Senate

Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #416

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

53 yea–0 nay · 1 not voting · 2 absent

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Committee referrals

February 20, 2025 · Senate

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Instrument history

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  1. State Effective Date 2025-05-14
  2. State Act 313
  3. Senate Senate Date Signed by Governor
  4. Senate Senate Sent to Governor
  5. Senate Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
  6. House House Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
  7. House House Third Readers
  8. House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  9. House House Second Readers
  10. House House First Readers
  11. Senate Senate Passed/Adopted
  12. Senate Senate Third Read
  13. Senate Senate Taken from Table
  14. Senate Senate Tabled
  15. Senate Senate Engrossed
  16. Senate Senate Read Second Time
  17. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported
  18. Senate Senate Read and Referred
  19. Senate Senate Hopper
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