Substantive final action

SB556

Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #959

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

Passed Senate April 2, 2026⭐ Substantive final action

36Yea

17Nay

0Not voting

1Absent

Group legislators by

Yea (36)

Tonya Anderson D

Timothy Bearden R

Matt Brass R

Max Burns R

Gail Davenport D

Drew Echols R

Frank Ginn R

Steve Gooch R

Russ Goodman R

Sonya Halpern D

Ed Harbison D

Sally Harrell D

Bo Hatchett R

Jaha Howard D

Chuck Hufstetler R

Kim Jackson D

Donzella James D

Emanuel Jones D

Harold Jones D

RaShaun Kemp D

Kay Kirkpatrick R

Derek Mallow D

Randal Mangham D

Josh McLaurin D

Nikki Merritt D

Nan Orrock D

Elena Parent D

Chuck Payne R

Sheikh Rahman D

Michael Rhett D

Ed Setzler R

Shawn Still R

Brian Strickland R

Carden Summers R

Kenya Wicks D

Ricky Williams R

Nay (17)

John Albers R

Jason Anavitarte R

Lee Anderson R

Bill Cowsert R

Jason T. Dickerson R

Clint Dixon R

Greg Dolezal R

Marty Harbin R

Billy Hickman R

Mike Hodges R

David Lucas D

Steven McNeel R

Randy Robertson R

Blake Tillery R

Larry Walker R

Ben Watson R

Sam Watson R

Absent (1)

Freddie Sims D

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Source provenance

LegiScan roll-call ID: 1676354
LegiScan bill ID: 2123545
Session ID: 2167
Individual records rendered: 54
Source file: var/states/georgia/source/legiscan/2167-841ad2a0e705/vote/1676354.json
Package observed: 2026-07-17T02:17:01+00:00
Final-action classification: Matched this state's reviewed final-vote patterns.

SB556

Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #959

Yea (36)

Nay (17)

Absent (1)

Republicans (32)

Democrats (22)