Substantive final action

SB556

Agree To House Substitute As Amended: Senate Vote #958

HOPE Scholarship; the inclusion of advanced placement and international baccalaureate fine arts courses in the calculation of grade point averages; provide

Failed Senate April 2, 2026⭐ Substantive final action

25Yea

25Nay

3Not voting

1Absent

Group legislators by

Yea (25)

Jason Anavitarte R

Timothy Bearden R

Matt Brass R

Max Burns R

Bill Cowsert R

Jason T. Dickerson R

Clint Dixon R

Greg Dolezal R

Frank Ginn R

Steve Gooch R

Russ Goodman R

Marty Harbin R

Bo Hatchett R

Billy Hickman R

Chuck Hufstetler R

Kay Kirkpatrick R

Steven McNeel R

Chuck Payne R

Ed Setzler R

Shawn Still R

Brian Strickland R

Blake Tillery R

Larry Walker R

Sam Watson R

Ricky Williams R

Nay (25)

John Albers R

Tonya Anderson D

Gail Davenport D

Sonya Halpern D

Ed Harbison D

Sally Harrell D

Mike Hodges R

Jaha Howard D

Kim Jackson D

Donzella James D

Emanuel Jones D

Harold Jones D

RaShaun Kemp D

David Lucas D

Derek Mallow D

Randal Mangham D

Josh McLaurin D

Nikki Merritt D

Elena Parent D

Sheikh Rahman D

Michael Rhett D

Randy Robertson R

Carden Summers R

Ben Watson R

Kenya Wicks D

Not Voting (3)

Lee Anderson R

Drew Echols R

Nan Orrock D

Absent (1)

Freddie Sims D

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Source provenance

LegiScan roll-call ID: 1676353
LegiScan bill ID: 2123545
Session ID: 2167
Individual records rendered: 54
Source file: var/states/georgia/source/legiscan/2167-841ad2a0e705/vote/1676353.json
Package observed: 2026-07-17T02:17:01+00:00
Final-action classification: Matched this state's reviewed final-vote patterns.