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type: "Bill"
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title: "HOPE; home study students who receive certain scores on standardized college admission tests; provide eligibility"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 7 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to HOPE scholarships and grants, so as to provide for eligibility for Zell Miller Scholarships for home study students who receive certain scores on standardized college admission tests; to revise eligibility requirements for HOPE scholarships for entering freshmen students who are home study students regarding scores on standardized college admission tests; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2015_16"
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identifier: "HB 798"
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citation: "Georgia HB 798 (2015_16)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["David Clark", "Joyce Chandler", "Mike Dudgeon", "Sam Teasley", "Timothy Barr", "Valencia Stovall"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2016-01-21"
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last_action: "2016-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4f960e60-b48b-42d2-98cb-fde268cd8da3"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "2a75183b37efd8020e474550fc8d6529b717c14b738f8837bdb337c5e580f831"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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# Georgia HB 798 (2015_16) — HOPE; home study students who receive certain scores on standardized college admission tests; provide eligibility
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 7 of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to HOPE scholarships and grants, so as to provide for eligibility for Zell Miller Scholarships for home study students who receive certain scores on standardized college admission tests; to revise eligibility requirements for HOPE scholarships for entering freshmen students who are home study students regarding scores on standardized college admission tests; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Floor Amendment AM 33 1588** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/157447.pdf)
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2. **HB 798/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162283.pdf)
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3. **HB 798/CSFA** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/157567.pdf)
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4. **LC 33 6343/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/155009.pdf)
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5. **LC 33 6388S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/156306.pdf)
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6. **Sen ctee sub LC 40 1178S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159937.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **164–7** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- David Clark — primary (person)
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- Joyce Chandler — primary (person)
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- Mike Dudgeon — primary (person)
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- Sam Teasley — primary (person)
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- Timothy Barr — primary (person)
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- Valencia Stovall — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2016-01-21** House Hopper
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- **2016-01-22** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2016-01-25** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2016-02-03** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2016-02-16** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2016-02-16** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2016-02-17** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2016-03-10** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2016-03-11** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2016-03-22** Senate Tabled
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- **2016-03-22** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2016-03-22** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2016-03-22** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2016-03-24** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2016-04-04** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2016-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2016-05-03** Act 521 `executive-signature`
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- **2016-07-01** Effective Date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4f960e60-b48b-42d2-98cb-fde268cd8da3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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