2025-2026 Regular Session
SB498
Georgia Charter School Facilities Authority; establish
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.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 4, 2026 · Senate
Motion To Engross: Sb 306, Sb 465, Sb 498, Sr 668: Senate Vote #615
Passed
31 yea–22 nay · 1 not voting · 1 absent
March 6, 2026 · Senate
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #663
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
49 yea–3 nay · 1 not voting · 2 absent
Committee referrals
March 9, 2026 · House
Appropriations
February 12, 2026 · Senate
Finance
Instrument history
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House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
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House House Second Readers
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House House First Readers
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Senate Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
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Senate Senate Third Read
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Senate Senate Taken from Table
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Senate Senate Tabled
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Senate Senate Engrossed
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Senate Senate Read Second Time
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Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
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Senate Senate Read and Referred
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Senate Senate Hopper