---
type: "Bill"
title: "Math Matters Act; enact"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to enact the \"Math Matters Act\"; to require the State Board of Education to adopt content standards for middle and high school advanced math courses; to require local education agencies to establish advance math courses in middle school and high school; to require the Professional Standards Commission to ensure students completing teacher certification programs have the knowledge and skills to teach math including the four strands of mathematical proficiency; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1030"
citation: "Georgia HB 1030 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chris Erwin", "Jan Jones", "Matt Dubnik", "Sandy Donatucci", "Scott Hilton", "Soo Hong"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-27"
last_action: "2026-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/50315be3-f296-4ca0-ba23-b00a57b0ab71"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "2fe5489ae11eae4f4e753b295dcc50a3cf04c6b6ad92794be7b6a0fc5cb9ac16"
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 1030 (2025_26) — Math Matters Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to enact the "Math Matters Act"; to require the State Board of Education to adopt content standards for middle and high school advanced math courses; to require local education agencies to establish advance math courses in middle school and high school; to require the Professional Standards Commission to ensure students completing teacher certification programs have the knowledge and skills to teach math including the four strands of mathematical proficiency; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; 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 1030/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247871.pdf)
2. **LC 49 2529/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/240193.pdf)
3. **LC 49 2645S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/244144.pdf)
4. **LC 49 2645S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243377.pdf)
5. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 61 0451S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245871.pdf)

## Votes

- House Vote #560 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **171–0** (pass) · lower
- House Vote #778 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **158–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #785 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **51–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Chris Erwin — primary (person)
- Jan Jones — primary (person)
- Matt Dubnik — primary (person)
- Sandy Donatucci — primary (person)
- Scott Hilton — primary (person)
- Soo Hong — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-27** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-01-28** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-01-29** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-20** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-25** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-25** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-02-26** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-16** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-18** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-23** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-23** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-03-27** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2026-04-10** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-05** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-05** Act 394 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/50315be3-f296-4ca0-ba23-b00a57b0ab71`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).