---
type: "Bill"
title: "Georgia Early Literacy Act of 2026; enact"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education, so as to promote and advance state-wide literacy and reading education efforts; to substantially revise the \"Georgia Early Literacy and Dyslexia Act\"; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1193"
citation: "Georgia HB 1193 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chris Erwin", "Gerald Greene", "Jan Jones", "Jon Burns", "Matt Dubnik", "Matt Hatchett"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-04"
last_action: "2026-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3f5a1c7f-b065-4abe-9250-c09956b0d256"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "a78eb39e92b9a9da651ec1f7f7367323e17da8cb0c870a714d69591e0ea81c36"
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 1193 (2025_26) — Georgia Early Literacy Act of 2026; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to education, so as to promote and advance state-wide literacy and reading education efforts; to substantially revise the "Georgia Early Literacy and Dyslexia Act"; 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 1193 SCSFA** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248416.pdf)
2. **HB 1193/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248642.pdf)
3. **LC 49 2600/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241521.pdf)
4. **LC 49 2653S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243748.pdf)
5. **LC 49 2653S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242489.pdf)
6. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 49 2847S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247336.pdf)
7. **Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 49 0327** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248257.pdf)
8. **Sen Floor Amend 1A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248278.pdf)

## Votes

- House Vote #542 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **170–2** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #879 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #818 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **168–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chris Erwin — primary (person)
- Gerald Greene — primary (person)
- Jan Jones — primary (person)
- Jon Burns — primary (person)
- Matt Dubnik — primary (person)
- Matt Hatchett — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-04** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-05** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-06** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-12** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-24** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-02-24** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-02-25** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-19** Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
- **2026-03-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-25** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-31** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-31** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-03-31** 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 391 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-05** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3f5a1c7f-b065-4abe-9250-c09956b0d256`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).