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type: "Bill"
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title: "Education; tuition equalization grants; expand definition of an approved school to include certain institutions which offer programs in nursing"
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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 an approved school to include certain institutions which offer programs in nursing; to provide for related matters; to provide for legislative intent; 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: "2025_26"
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identifier: "HB 541"
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citation: "Georgia HB 541 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["EDUCATION", "PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Brian Prince", "Darlene Taylor", "Katie Dempsey", "Lee Hawkins", "Sharon Cooper"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-02-20"
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last_action: "2026-05-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/51a821c9-77d8-4d0c-8e6a-8eefd8dcd3cf"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "bef38a01d726a537968f060cef71d8bdbbfddb0bd5745f6c1b4df449e2077068"
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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 541 (2025_26) — Education; tuition equalization grants; expand definition of an approved school to include certain institutions which offer programs in nursing
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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 an approved school to include certain institutions which offer programs in nursing; to provide for related matters; to provide for legislative intent; 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. **HB 541/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246932.pdf)
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2. **LC 61 0143/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/233182.pdf)
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3. **LC 61 0211S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/235337.pdf)
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4. **LC 61 0388S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243074.pdf)
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5. **LC 61 0388S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242484.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #529 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **167–1** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #770 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **45–1** (pass) · upper
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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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- 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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- **2025-02-20** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-02-21** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-24** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-06** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-04** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
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- **2026-02-12** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-18** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-18** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2026-02-19** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-19** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-20** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-20** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-11** Act 470 `executive-signature`
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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/51a821c9-77d8-4d0c-8e6a-8eefd8dcd3cf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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