Substantive final action

HB971

Passage: House Vote #547

Quality Basic Education Act; home study students and private school students to enroll in college and career academies located in certain RESA service areas and adjacent local school systems; provide

Passed House February 24, 2026⭐ Substantive final action

164Yea

0Nay

4Not voting

9Absent

Group legislators by

Yea (164)

Solomon Adesanya D

Segun Adeyina D

Kimberly Alexander D

Akbar Ali D

Victor Anderson R

Michelle Au D

Sylvia Baker D

Bethany Ballard R

Imani Barnes D

Carter Barrett R

Matt Barton R

Debra Bazemore D

Arlene Beckles D

Eric Bell D

Bryce Berry D

Shaw Blackmon R

Josh Bonner R

Debbie Buckner D

James Burchett R

Rhonda Burnough D

Charlice Byrd R

Mike Cameron R

Beth Camp R

Joe Campbell R

Lisa Campbell D

Charles Cannon R

Park Cannon D

Kasey Carpenter R

John Carson R

Doreen Carter D

Johnny Chastain R

Mike Cheokas R

David Clark R

Jasmine Clark D

Rob Clifton R

Sharon Cooper R

John Corbett R

Brent Cox R

Omari Crawford D

Clint Crowe R

Terry Cummings D

Viola Davis D

Robert Dawson D

Buddy DeLoach R

Katie Dempsey R

Robert Dickey R

Sandy Donatucci R

Demetrius Douglas D

Saira Draper D

Karla Drenner D

Matt Dubnik R

Emory Dunahoo R

Chuck Efstration R

Ginny Ehrhart R

Chris Erwin R

Stacey Evans D

Bill Fincher R

Tim Fleming R

Robert Flournoy D

Jaclyn Ford R

Lehman Franklin R

Spencer Frye D

Houston Gaines R

Matthew Gambill R

Eric Gisler D

Gerald Greene R

Floyd Griffin D

Joseph Gullett R

Stan Gunter R

Leesa Hagan R

James Hatchett R

Lee Hawkins R

Tangie Herring D

Scott Hilton R

Bill Hitchens R

Scott Holcomb D

Betsy Holland D

Soo Hong R

Mitchell Horner R

Jutt Howard R

Karlton Howard D

David Huddleston R

Carolyn Hugley D

Derrick Jackson D

Edna Jackson D

Rick Jasperse R

David Jenkins R

Anissa Jones D

Jan Jones R

Sheila Jones D

Noelle Kahaian R

Trey Kelley R

Dar'shun Kendrick D

John LaHood R

Rob Leverett R

Regina Lewis-Ward D

Marvin Lim D

Eddie Lumsden R

Karen Lupton D

Charles Martin R

Reynaldo Martinez R

Karen Mathiak R

Danny Mathis R

Dewey McClain D

Derrick McCollum R

Lauren McDonald R

Mekyah McQueen D

Tanya Miller D

Billy Mitchell D

Martin Momtahan R

Angela Moore D

L.C. Myles D

Yasmin Neal D

Kimberly New R

Mark Newton R

Gabe Okoye D

Phil Olaleye D

Esther Panitch D

Miriam Paris D

Samuel Park D

Butch Parrish R

Don Parsons R

Holt Persinger R

Jesse Petrea R

Alan Powell R

Brian Prince D

Teddy Reese D

Matt Reeves R

Trey Rhodes R

Carmen Rice R

Gary Richardson R

Jason Ridley R

Jordan Ridley R

Shea Roberts D

Steven Sainz R

Gabriel Sanchez D

Mary Ann Santos D

Kim Schofield D

Mitchell Scoggins R

Sandra Scott D

Devan Seabaugh R

Dexter Sharper D

Deborah Silcox R

Lynn Smith R

Michael Smith D

Tyler Smith R

Ron Stephens R

Patty Stinson D

Steve Tarvin R

Darlene Taylor R

Brad Thomas R

Rick Townsend R

Long Tran D

Will Wade R

Dale Washburn R

William Werkheiser R

Anne Westbrook D

David Wilkerson D

Al Williams D

Mary Williams D

Noel Williams R

Bruce Williamson R

Inga Willis D

Bill Yearta R

Not Voting (4)

Jon Burns R

Steven Meeks R

Ruwa Romman D

David Sampson D

Absent (9)

Carl Gilliard D

Lydia Glaize D

El-Mahdi Holly D

Mack Jackson D

Todd Jones R

Angie O'Steen R

Mary Oliver D

Vance Smith R

Rhonda Taylor D

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Source provenance

LegiScan roll-call ID: 1643783
LegiScan bill ID: 2080488
Session ID: 2167
Individual records rendered: 177
Source file: var/states/georgia/source/legiscan/2167-841ad2a0e705/vote/1643783.json
Package observed: 2026-07-17T02:17:01+00:00
Final-action classification: Matched this state's reviewed final-vote patterns.

HB971

Passage: House Vote #547

Yea (164)

Not Voting (4)

Absent (9)

Republicans (99)

Democrats (78)