---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education; tuition equalization grants at private colleges and universities; expand definition of approved school"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-3-411 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions regarding tuition equalization grants at private colleges and universities, so as to expand the definition of \"approved school\"; to provide for related matters; to provide for legislative findings; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 228"
citation: "Georgia HB 228 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brian Prince", "Darlene Taylor", "Inga Willis", "Katie Dempsey", "Lee Hawkins", "Sharon Cooper"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 16
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-02"
last_action: "2024-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/440e80d7-bfad-4cfa-91e1-354af6ad98c3"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "4d5ffb0446caf22634e7ba3ab8924b73422a998f130151fd71daabb1e2ae0244"
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 228 (2023_24) — Education; tuition equalization grants at private colleges and universities; expand definition of approved school

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-3-411 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions regarding tuition equalization grants at private colleges and universities, so as to expand the definition of "approved school"; to provide for related matters; to provide for legislative findings; 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. **Floor Amendment AM 49 0162** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229044.pdf)
2. **HB 228/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229560.pdf)
3. **LC 49 1157/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/213605.pdf)
4. **LC 50 0559S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217214.pdf)
5. **LC 50 0559S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/216718.pdf)
6. **SCSFA to HB 228** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219535.pdf)
7. **Sen ctee sub LC 50 0585S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/218390.pdf)
8. **Sen floor amend 1 AM 49 0101** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219528.pdf)

## Votes

- House Vote #812 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **159–8** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #305 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **47–5** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #889 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **44–7** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #199 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **168–7** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brian Prince — primary (person)
- Darlene Taylor — primary (person)
- Inga Willis — primary (person)
- Katie Dempsey — primary (person)
- Lee Hawkins — primary (person)
- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-02-02** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2023-02-06** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2023-02-07** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2023-03-02** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-06** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2023-03-06** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2023-03-07** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2023-03-27** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2023-03-27** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-03-26** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
- **2024-03-28** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- **2024-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-07** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-07** Veto V1 `executive-veto`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/440e80d7-bfad-4cfa-91e1-354af6ad98c3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).