SB 556 GA

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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-157 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to uniform reporting system for certain purposes, dual credit courses, and academic eligibility requirements to receive HOPE scholarship, so as to provide for the inclusion of advanced placement and international baccalaureate fine arts courses in the calculation of grade point averages for determining student eligibility for the HOPE scholarships and other scholarships; to provide for applicability; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

• Chuck Payne Republican · primary
• Shawn Still Republican · primary
• Rick Williams Republican · primary
• Freddie Powell Sims · primary
• Billy Hickman Republican · primary

1. Feb 24, 2026 Senate Hopper · upper
2. Feb 25, 2026 Senate Read and Referred · upper
3. Mar 3, 2026 Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · upper
4. Mar 4, 2026 Senate Read Second Time · upper
5. Mar 6, 2026 Senate Tabled · upper
6. Mar 6, 2026 Senate Taken from Table · upper
7. Mar 6, 2026 Senate Third Read · upper
8. Mar 6, 2026 Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute · upper
9. Mar 9, 2026 House First Readers · lower
10. Mar 10, 2026 House Second Readers · lower
11. Mar 27, 2026 House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · lower
12. Apr 2, 2026 House Third Readers · lower
13. Apr 2, 2026 House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · lower
14. Apr 2, 2026 Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub · upper
15. Apr 10, 2026 Senate Sent to Governor · upper
16. May 11, 2026 Senate Date Signed by Governor · upper
17. May 11, 2026 Act 468 · upper
18. Jul 1, 2026 Effective Date · legislature