2023-2024 Regular Session • Georgia Legislature
HB56: Education; grants to children of law enforcement officers, firefighters, and prison guards killed in the line of duty; provisions
Legislative Summary
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 undergraduate full tuition grants to children of law enforcement officers, firefighters, and prison guards who were killed in the line of duty who attend institutions of the University System of Georgia and who meet certain eligibility requirements; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill History
1/23/2023
House Hopper
House of Representatives
1/24/2023
House First Readers
House of Representatives
1/25/2023
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
2/22/2024
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
2/29/2024
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
2/29/2024
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/4/2024
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/21/2024
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
3/21/2024
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
Roll Call Votes
Passage: House Vote #648
2/29/2024
170
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(2/29/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sine Die
Sponsors
Republican: 7
Primary Sponsor

Jesse Petrea
Republican