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type: "Bill"
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title: "\"Digital Classroom Act\"; require instructional materials and content to be in digital or electronic format after a certain date"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 19 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to textbooks for elementary and secondary education, so as to require instructional materials and content to be in digital or electronic format after a certain date; to require local boards of education to provide wireless electronic devices for students to access instructional materials and content; to revise provisions for purposes of conformity; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date; 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: "SB 89"
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citation: "Georgia SB 89 (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: ["Brandon Beach", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Curt Thompson", "Donzella James", "Ellis Black", "Greg Kirk", "John Albers", "Judson Hill", "Marty Harbin", "Renee Unterman", "Rick Jeffares", "Tommie Williams"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 20
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2015-02-04"
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last_action: "2015-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/97deb735-1b7c-4f42-a52b-ab1614477eeb"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "ea3d45baa8ce3b505520e8275ae8db66954afe345544e8c3c4c966c743af2954"
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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 SB 89 (2015_16) — "Digital Classroom Act"; require instructional materials and content to be in digital or electronic format after a certain date
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 19 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to textbooks for elementary and secondary education, so as to require instructional materials and content to be in digital or electronic format after a certain date; to require local boards of education to provide wireless electronic devices for students to access instructional materials and content; to revise provisions for purposes of conformity; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date; 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. **As introduced LC 33 5871** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/146922.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/149814.pdf)
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3. **Committee sub LC 33 6041S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/149244.pdf)
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4. **Floor amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/149871.pdf)
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5. **LC 33 6152S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/152598.pdf)
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6. **SB 89/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/153829.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE — **45–8** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Brandon Beach — primary (person)
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- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
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- Curt Thompson — primary (person)
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- Donzella James — primary (person)
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- Ellis Black — primary (person)
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- Greg Kirk — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- Judson Hill — primary (person)
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- Marty Harbin — primary (person)
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- Renee Unterman — primary (person)
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- Rick Jeffares — primary (person)
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- Tommie Williams — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2015-02-04** Senate Hopper
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- **2015-02-09** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2015-02-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2015-02-19** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2015-02-23** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2015-02-23** Senate Recommitted `referral-committee`
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- **2015-02-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2015-03-03** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2015-03-03** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2015-03-04** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2015-03-05** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2015-03-26** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2015-03-31** House Postponed
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- **2015-04-02** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2015-04-02** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2015-04-02** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2015-04-08** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2015-05-06** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2015-05-06** Act 171 `executive-signature`
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- **2015-07-01** 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/97deb735-1b7c-4f42-a52b-ab1614477eeb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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