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type: "Bill"
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title: "Compulsory Attendance; provisions of the state's compulsory school attendance laws; update and revise"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 2 of Part 1 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20, relating to compulsory attendance, so as to update and revise provisions of the state's compulsory school attendance laws; to provide that no student shall be expelled by a public school due solely to absenteeism;to provide for reporting requirements; to amend Code Section 20-4-141 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to establishment of pilot program, awarding of high school diploma to successful participants, skills and knowledge, eligibility for participation, and regulation, so as to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; 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: "SB 123"
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citation: "Georgia SB 123 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["COURTS", "EDUCATION"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ben Watson", "Bill Cowsert", "Billy Hickman", "Bo Hatchett", "Brandon Beach", "Brian Strickland", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Chuck Payne", "Clint Dixon", "Drew Echols", "Greg Dolezal", "Jason Anavitarte", "John Albers", "John F. Kennedy", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Lee Anderson", "Matt Brass", "Mike Hodges", "Randy Robertson", "Shawn Still", "Steve Gooch"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-02-06"
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last_action: "2025-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b0ff726a-9518-4a57-9c25-93cd6f8e081d"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "1ad9473711aeae74e21bed64ddbfe41c4b845f29a4ff18fa8c3ccf061ea90626"
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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 123 (2025_26) — Compulsory Attendance; provisions of the state's compulsory school attendance laws; update and revise
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Subpart 2 of Part 1 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20, relating to compulsory attendance, so as to update and revise provisions of the state's compulsory school attendance laws; to provide that no student shall be expelled by a public school due solely to absenteeism;to provide for reporting requirements; to amend Code Section 20-4-141 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to establishment of pilot program, awarding of high school diploma to successful participants, skills and knowledge, eligibility for participation, and regulation, so as to make conforming changes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; 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 Passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/234099.pdf)
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2. **As introduced LC 49 2214** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/231714.pdf)
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3. **SB 123/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/237410.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #305 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **160–1** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #96 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **54–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Ben Watson — primary (person)
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- Bill Cowsert — primary (person)
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- Billy Hickman — primary (person)
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- Bo Hatchett — primary (person)
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- Brandon Beach — primary (person)
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- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
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- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
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- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
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- Clint Dixon — primary (person)
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- Drew Echols — primary (person)
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- Greg Dolezal — primary (person)
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- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- John F. Kennedy — primary (person)
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- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
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- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
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- Matt Brass — primary (person)
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- Mike Hodges — primary (person)
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- Randy Robertson — primary (person)
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- Shawn Still — primary (person)
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- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-06** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-02-10** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-19** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-26** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2025-02-26** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2025-02-27** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-28** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-21** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-25** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-25** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2025-04-07** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-04-28** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-04-28** Act 16 `executive-signature`
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- **2025-07-01** 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/b0ff726a-9518-4a57-9c25-93cd6f8e081d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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