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type: "Bill"
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title: "Education; tuition equalization grants at private colleges and universities; expand definition of approved school"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-3-411 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions regarding tuition equalization grants at private colleges and universities, so as to expand the definition of \"approved school\"; to provide for related matters; to provide for legislative findings; 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: "2023_24"
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identifier: "HB 228"
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citation: "Georgia HB 228 (2023_24)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Brian Prince", "Darlene Taylor", "Inga Willis", "Katie Dempsey", "Lee Hawkins", "Sharon Cooper"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2023-02-02"
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last_action: "2024-05-07"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/440e80d7-bfad-4cfa-91e1-354af6ad98c3"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "4d5ffb0446caf22634e7ba3ab8924b73422a998f130151fd71daabb1e2ae0244"
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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 228 (2023_24) — Education; tuition equalization grants at private colleges and universities; expand definition of approved school
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-3-411 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions regarding tuition equalization grants at private colleges and universities, so as to expand the definition of "approved school"; to provide for related matters; to provide for legislative findings; 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 49 0162** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229044.pdf)
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2. **HB 228/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229560.pdf)
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3. **LC 49 1157/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/213605.pdf)
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4. **LC 50 0559S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217214.pdf)
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5. **LC 50 0559S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/216718.pdf)
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6. **SCSFA to HB 228** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219535.pdf)
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7. **Sen ctee sub LC 50 0585S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/218390.pdf)
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8. **Sen floor amend 1 AM 49 0101** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219528.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #812 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **159–8** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #305 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **47–5** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #889 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **44–7** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #199 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **168–7** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Brian Prince — primary (person)
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- Darlene Taylor — primary (person)
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- Inga Willis — primary (person)
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- Katie Dempsey — primary (person)
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- Lee Hawkins — primary (person)
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- Sharon Cooper — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-02** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2023-02-06** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2023-02-07** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-02** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-06** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-06** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2023-03-07** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-27** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-27** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2024-03-26** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
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- **2024-03-28** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2024-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-05-07** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2024-05-07** Veto V1 `executive-veto`
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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/440e80d7-bfad-4cfa-91e1-354af6ad98c3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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