---
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).