Georgia bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia SB 425
Education; all schools that receive state funding with students in any of grades three through five to provide instruction in cursive handwriting to all students by no later than third grade; require
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Marty Harbin (Republican)
- Carden Summers (Republican)
- Max Burns (Republican)
- Jason T. Dickerson
- Billy Hickman (Republican)
- Kenya Wicks (Democratic)
- Sonya Halpern (Democratic)
- Ed Setzler (Republican)
- Clint Dixon (Republican)
- Derek Mallow (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Georgia legislature· description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to competencies and core curriculum, so as to require all schools that receive state funding with students in any of grades three through five to provide instruction in cursive handwriting to all students by no later than third grade; 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, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2026 Senate | Senate Vote #637 - 2025-2026 Regular Session | pass | Set your home in Georgia to see |
Actions
- Mar 25, 2026 · House
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute - Mar 9, 2026 · House
House Second Readers - Mar 6, 2026 · House
House First Readers - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Senate Passed/Adopted - Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Senate Third Read - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Senate Read Second Time - Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
Senate Committee Favorably Reported - Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Senate Read and Referred - Jan 27, 2026 · Senate
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