2023-2024 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB985: Georgia Higher Education Assistance Corporation; abolish; O.C.G.A.; remove cross-references and make conforming changes

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to scholarships, loans, and grants, so as to abolish the Georgia Higher Education Assistance Corporation; to provide for the transfer of outstanding obligations and liabilities and assets of such corporation; to amend Titles 2, 7, 12, 20, 26, 33, 43, and 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to agriculture, banking and finance, conservation and natural resources, education, food, drugs, and cosmetics, insurance, professions and businesses, and revenue and taxation, respectively, so as to remove cross-references and make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill History

1/22/2024
House Hopper
House of Representatives
1/23/2024
House First Readers
House of Representatives
1/24/2024
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
1/25/2024
House Committee Favorably Reported
House of Representatives
1/30/2024
House Postponed
House of Representatives
1/31/2024
House Postponed
House of Representatives
2/1/2024
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
2/1/2024
House Passed/Adopted
House of Representatives
2/6/2024
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
2/22/2024
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
2/26/2024
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
3/13/2024
Senate Third Read
Senate
3/13/2024
Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended
Senate
3/21/2024
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
House of Representatives
4/1/2024
House Sent to Governor
House of Representatives
4/22/2024
House Date Signed by Governor
House of Representatives
4/22/2024
Act 399
4/22/2024
Effective Date 2024-06-30

Amendments

Senate Floor Amendment

Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 33 2057

3/13/2024Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Agree To Senate Amendment: House Vote #739
3/21/2024
154
Yea
0
Nay
9
Not Voting
16
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage As Amended: Senate Vote #651
3/13/2024
55
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: House Vote #425
2/1/2024
166
Yea
0
Nay
5
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/22/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine Die

Sponsors

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text3/23/2024154.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/22/2024153.2 KB