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+type: "Bill"
+title: "HOPE; include certain coursework in computer science as optional rigor requirements; revise provisions"
+description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to revise various provisions regarding the HOPE scholarship; to include certain coursework in computer science as optional rigor requirements; to provide for weighted scores for certain college coursework; to clarify definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
+legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
+session: "2015_16"
+identifier: "HB 801"
+citation: "Georgia HB 801 (2015_16)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Chad Nimmer", "Jan Jones", "Jon Burns", "Matt Ramsey", "Robert Dickey", "Terry Rogers"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 16
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2016-01-21"
+last_action: "2016-07-01"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5a727f1f-2f9a-44f6-a695-9c3a7e88acc2"
+source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
+source_hash: "406212462e9d017ea868e88f063ac0728583a688432f8932e008724bdb658e6e"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
+---
+
+# Georgia HB 801 (2015_16) — HOPE; include certain coursework in computer science as optional rigor requirements; revise provisions
+
+A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to revise various provisions regarding the HOPE scholarship; to include certain coursework in computer science as optional rigor requirements; to provide for weighted scores for certain college coursework; to clarify definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 801/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161653.pdf)
+2. **LC 33 6322/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/155077.pdf)
+3. **LC 33 6377S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/156362.pdf)
+4. **LC 33 6377S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/155734.pdf)
+5. **Sen ctee sub LC 33 6582S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159941.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **167–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Chad Nimmer — primary (person)
+- Jan Jones — primary (person)
+- Jon Burns — primary (person)
+- Matt Ramsey — primary (person)
+- Robert Dickey — primary (person)
+- Terry Rogers — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2016-01-21** House Hopper
+- **2016-01-22** House First Readers `reading-1`
+- **2016-01-25** House Second Readers `reading-2`
+- **2016-01-27** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2016-02-03** House Third Readers `reading-3`
+- **2016-02-03** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
+- **2016-02-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
+- **2016-03-10** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2016-03-11** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
+- **2016-03-16** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
+- **2016-03-16** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
+- **2016-03-22** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
+- **2016-03-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2016-05-03** Act 617 `executive-signature`
+- **2016-07-01** Effective Date
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5a727f1f-2f9a-44f6-a695-9c3a7e88acc2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
+