2023-2024 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB538: Georgia Early Literacy Act; enact

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for the "Georgia Early Literacy Act"; to require the State Board of Education to approve high-quality instructional materials to be used for teaching students in kindergarten through third grade; to provide for definitions; to provide for legislative findings and intent; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill History

2/22/2023
House Hopper
House of Representatives
2/23/2023
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/27/2023
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/2/2023
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/6/2023
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/6/2023
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/7/2023
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/21/2023
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate
3/21/2023
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
3/27/2023
Senate Tabled
Senate
3/27/2023
Senate Taken from Table
Senate
3/27/2023
Senate Third Read
Senate
3/27/2023
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Senate
3/29/2023
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
House of Representatives
4/5/2023
House Sent to Governor
House of Representatives
4/13/2023
House Date Signed by Governor
House of Representatives
4/13/2023
Act 9
4/13/2023
Effective Date 2023-07-01

Amendments

Senate Floor Amendment

Sen floor amend 1 AM 49 0107

4/3/2023Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #355
3/29/2023
164
Yea
0
Nay
5
Not Voting
10
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #312
3/27/2023
48
Yea
1
Nay
3
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: House Vote #208
3/6/2023
174
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/13/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine Die

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text4/3/202334.3 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text3/31/202334.9 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/21/202334.1 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/6/202329.6 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/2/202328.4 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/22/202328.5 KB