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type: "Bill"
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title: "Education; public schools and postsecondary educational institutions to consider antisemitism in the same manner as discrimination based on religion; authorize"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to authorize public schools and postsecondary educational institutions to consider antisemitism in the same manner as discrimination based on religion; to require the Department of Education to establish a state-wide K-12 Title VI Coordinator; to authorize withholding of funds for noncompliance; to provide for notice and appeal procedures; to provide for definitions; to provide for an effective date; to provide for annual reporting; 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: "2025_26"
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identifier: "SB 523"
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citation: "Georgia SB 523 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["EDUCATION", "MINORS"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ben Watson", "Bill Cowsert", "Billy Hickman", "Blake Tillery", "Brian Strickland", "Carden Summers", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Drew Echols", "Elena Parent", "Jason T. Dickerson", "John Albers", "Kay Kirkpatrick", "Lee Anderson", "Marty Harbin", "Matt Brass", "Max Burns", "Mike Hodges", "Russ Goodman", "Sam Watson", "Shawn Still", "Sonya Halpern", "Steve Gooch", "Timothy Bearden"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2026-02-18"
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last_action: "2026-05-05"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0b105e57-938b-4e50-a82e-ef938cb2155e"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "7103bba91182c494c90092c57553f2e8bbf6fa31c387095206729d8f85c31d05"
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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 523 (2025_26) — Education; public schools and postsecondary educational institutions to consider antisemitism in the same manner as discrimination based on religion; authorize
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to authorize public schools and postsecondary educational institutions to consider antisemitism in the same manner as discrimination based on religion; to require the Department of Education to establish a state-wide K-12 Title VI Coordinator; to authorize withholding of funds for noncompliance; to provide for notice and appeal procedures; to provide for definitions; to provide for an effective date; to provide for annual reporting; 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 65 0073** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243017.pdf)
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2. **As Passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245029.pdf)
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3. **Floor Amend 1 AM 44 0247** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245011.pdf)
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4. **LC 61 0476S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245720.pdf)
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5. **SB 523/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247661.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #716 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **165–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #620 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **50–2** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #619 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **22–31** (fail) · upper
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- Senate Vote #820 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **46–0** (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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- Blake Tillery — primary (person)
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- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
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- Carden Summers — primary (person)
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- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
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- Drew Echols — primary (person)
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- Elena Parent — primary (person)
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- Jason T. Dickerson — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- Kay Kirkpatrick — primary (person)
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- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
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- Marty Harbin — primary (person)
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- Matt Brass — primary (person)
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- Max Burns — primary (person)
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- Mike Hodges — primary (person)
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- Russ Goodman — primary (person)
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- Sam Watson — primary (person)
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- Shawn Still — primary (person)
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- Sonya Halpern — primary (person)
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- Steve Gooch — primary (person)
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- Timothy Bearden — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-02-18** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2026-02-19** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-26** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-04** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-04** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2026-03-06** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2026-03-09** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-12** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-18** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-18** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2026-03-25** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2026-04-10** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-05** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-05** Act 402 `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-05** 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/0b105e57-938b-4e50-a82e-ef938cb2155e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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