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type: "Bill"
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title: "HOPE Scholarship; the inclusion of advanced placement and international baccalaureate fine arts courses in the calculation of grade point averages; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-157 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to uniform reporting system for certain purposes, dual credit courses, and academic eligibility requirements to receive HOPE scholarship, so as to provide for the inclusion of advanced placement and international baccalaureate fine arts courses in the calculation of grade point averages for determining student eligibility for the HOPE scholarships and other scholarships; to provide for applicability; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide 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 556"
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citation: "Georgia SB 556 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["EDUCATION", "HEALTH", "MINORS", "RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS", "REVENUE AND TAXATION", "STATE GOVERNMENT"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Billy Hickman", "Chuck Payne", "Freddie Powell Sims", "Rick Williams", "Shawn Still"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2026-02-24"
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last_action: "2026-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b669a51f-20b0-41ec-938d-90d7db1f59b6"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "750c58f1099790d1f2b2df7743cc75fb15f4ab24f0c5dfa81005763585be3fa9"
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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 556 (2025_26) — HOPE Scholarship; the inclusion of advanced placement and international baccalaureate fine arts courses in the calculation of grade point averages; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-157 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to uniform reporting system for certain purposes, dual credit courses, and academic eligibility requirements to receive HOPE scholarship, so as to provide for the inclusion of advanced placement and international baccalaureate fine arts courses in the calculation of grade point averages for determining student eligibility for the HOPE scholarships and other scholarships; to provide for applicability; to provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide 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/20252026/245410.pdf)
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2. **As introduced LC 49 2667** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243701.pdf)
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3. **Committee Sub LC 61 0436S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/244625.pdf)
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4. **LC 61 0507S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247818.pdf)
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5. **LC 61 0519S/hrcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248734.pdf)
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6. **SB 556/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/249223.pdf)
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7. **Sen Floor Amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248993.pdf)
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8. **Sen Floor Amend 1A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248994.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #842 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **167–2** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #959 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **36–17** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #958 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **25–25** (fail) · upper
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- Senate Vote #669 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **50–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Billy Hickman — primary (person)
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- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
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- Freddie Powell Sims — primary (person)
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- Rick Williams — primary (person)
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- Shawn Still — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-02-24** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2026-02-25** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-03** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-04** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-06** Senate Tabled
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- **2026-03-06** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2026-03-06** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-06** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2026-03-09** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2026-03-10** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-27** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-02** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2026-04-02** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2026-04-02** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2026-04-10** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-11** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-11** Act 468 `executive-signature`
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- **2026-07-01** 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/b669a51f-20b0-41ec-938d-90d7db1f59b6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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