Georgia House Bill 218 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on May 2 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 7 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to HOPE scholarships and grants, so as to provide for eligibility requirements to receive the HOPE scholarship as a Zell Miller Scholarship Scholar relative to students who graduated from an ineligible high school or a home study program; to extend the period during which a student may receive a HOPE scholarship; to provide for requirements for continued eligibility for certain students; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Education; eligibility requirements to receive the HOPE Scholarship as a Zell Miller Scholarship Scholar; provide

Sen. Ricky Williams [R]	Rep. Rick Jasperse [R]	Rep. Matthew Gambill [R]	Rep. Scott Holcomb [D]
Rep. Ginny Ehrhart [R]	Rep. Karen Mathiak [R]	Sen. Chuck Payne [R]

2019-03-29 - Senate - Senate Vote #321 (Y: 47 N: 5 NV: 3 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-03-05 - House - House Vote #149 (Y: 164 N: 0 NV: 8 Abs: 6) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-07-01		Effective Date
2019-05-02		Act 132
2019-05-02	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2019-04-04	House	House Sent to Governor
2019-03-29	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2019-03-29	Senate	Senate Third Read
2019-03-28	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2019-03-28	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2019-03-07	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2019-03-05	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2019-03-05	House	House Third Readers
2019-03-01	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2019-02-12	House	House Second Readers
2019-02-11	House	House First Readers
2019-02-08	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54745
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/180850
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/183486
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/183816
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/187070
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54745#16712
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54745#17134