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type: "Bill"
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title: "\"The Learning Pod Protection Act\"; exemptions applicable to learning pods, student attendance, administrative and judicial proceedings; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-690 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to educational entities and requirements for private schools and home study programs, so as to provide for \"The Learning Pod Protection Act\"; to provide for exemptions applicable to learning pods; to provide for student attendance; to provide for administrative and judicial proceedings; to provide for severability; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative purpose; to provide for definitions; 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: "2021_22"
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identifier: "SB 246"
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citation: "Georgia SB 246 (2021_22)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ben Watson", "Brandon Beach", "Chuck Payne", "Clint Dixon", "Jason Anavitarte", "John Albers", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Matt Brass"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 19
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-02-24"
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last_action: "2021-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5f392497-8c8f-4f2c-9051-744c8f44d010"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "eac109107893afcffc56cc535d134bee0b7d9a08f0c270a9270e8281151be75a"
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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 246 (2021_22) — "The Learning Pod Protection Act"; exemptions applicable to learning pods, student attendance, administrative and judicial proceedings; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-690 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to educational entities and requirements for private schools and home study programs, so as to provide for "The Learning Pod Protection Act"; to provide for exemptions applicable to learning pods; to provide for student attendance; to provide for administrative and judicial proceedings; to provide for severability; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative purpose; to provide for definitions; 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 49 0412** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/198637.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/199704.pdf)
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3. **Floor amend 1 AM 49 0022** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/199676.pdf)
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4. **LC 49 0522S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/200895.pdf)
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5. **SB 246/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/202198.pdf)
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## Votes
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- MOTION TO TABLE ALL BILLS ON THE RULES CALENDAR — **32–17** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ben Watson — primary (person)
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- Brandon Beach — primary (person)
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- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
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- Clint Dixon — primary (person)
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- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
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- Matt Brass — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-24** Senate Hopper
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- **2021-02-25** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-01** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-03** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2021-03-05** Senate Tabled
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- **2021-03-05** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2021-03-05** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2021-03-05** Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended `passage`
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- **2021-03-08** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2021-03-09** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2021-03-22** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-25** House Postponed
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- **2021-03-29** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2021-03-29** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2021-03-31** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2021-04-07** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-05-06** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-05-06** Act 246 `executive-signature`
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- **2021-07-01** 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/5f392497-8c8f-4f2c-9051-744c8f44d010`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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