# Georgia HB 1107: Excellent Teacher Preparation Act; enact

Georgia HB 1107, Excellent Teacher Preparation Act; enact, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Bethany Ballard (Republican), Chris Erwin (Republican), Scott Hilton (Republican) and 3 others; status signed, last action 2026-07-01 (Effective Date) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 1107
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Excellent Teacher Preparation Act; enact
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-29
- Last action: 2026-07-01, Effective Date
- Sponsors: Bethany Ballard (Republican), Chris Erwin (Republican), Scott Hilton (Republican), Jan Jones (Republican), Carmen Rice (Republican), Rick Townsend (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Education, Education and Youth, General Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (241 yes, 22 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Public performance reviews for Georgia educator programs: benefit, low. Georgia’s Professional Standards Commission must create common performance measures for educator preparation programs by January 1, 2027. It works with state education agencies, the Board of Regents, and the Office of Student Achievement. The measures cover programs preparing people for initial tea…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Bethany Ballard (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Chris Erwin (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Scott Hilton (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jan Jones (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Carmen Rice (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rick Townsend (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Billy Hickman (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-27 | Senate | MOTION TO TABLE REMAINING LEGISLATION ON THE RULES CALENDAR | pass | 26 | 22 | 5 |
| 2026-03-27 | Senate | PASSAGE | pass | 49 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026-02-26 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 166 | 0 | 7 |

## Actions (17)

- 2026-07-01: Effective Date
- 2026-05-05: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2026-05-05: Act 396
- 2026-04-10: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2026-03-27: Senate Tabled (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: Senate Taken from Table (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-02-26: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House)
- 2026-02-20: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House)
- 2026-02-03: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-02-02: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-01-29: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 1107/AP* (v6): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248113)

## Related bills

- SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty (signed)
- SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide (signed)
- SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (signed)
- SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact (signed)
- HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish (signed)
- HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact (signed)

## Sources
- [HB 1107/AP* (v6) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248113)

## Related
- [SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckles…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB160-2025-2026)
- [SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB384-2025-2026)
- [SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Servic…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB76-2025-2026)
- [SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB406-2025-2026)
- [HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1391-2025-2026)
- [HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1344-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1107-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).