Georgia bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB 56
Education; grants to spouses of law enforcement officers, firefighters, and prison guards who are killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty; provide
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Jesse Petrea (Republican)
- Devan Seabaugh (Republican)
- Bill Hitchens (Republican)
- Steven Sainz (Republican)
- Eddie Lumsden (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Georgia legislature· description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 7 of Part 3 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to grants to children of law enforcement officers, firefighters, and prison guards, so as to provide for tuition grants to spouses of law enforcement officers, firefighters, and prison guards who were killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty; to revise legislative findings; to provide for definitions; to provide for eligibility; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2025 House | House Vote #218 - 2025-2026 Regular Session | pass | Set your home in Georgia to see |
Actions
- Jan 12, 2026 · Senate
Senate Recommitted - Mar 27, 2025 · Senate
Senate Read Second Time - Mar 27, 2025 · Senate
Senate Committee Favorably Reported - Mar 10, 2025 · Senate
Senate Read and Referred - Mar 6, 2025 · House
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute - Mar 6, 2025 · House
House Third Readers - Feb 27, 2025 · House
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute - Feb 20, 2025 · House
House Withdrawn, Recommitted - Feb 13, 2025 · House
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute - Jan 16, 2025 · House
House Second Readers - Jan 15, 2025 · House
House First Readers - Jan 14, 2025 · House
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