# Georgia HB 371: Quality Basic Education Act; state's maximum authorization of capital outlay funding; provide for an increase

Georgia HB 371, Quality Basic Education Act; state's maximum authorization of capital outlay funding; provide for an increase, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by John Corbett (Republican), Matt Dubnik (Republican), Chris Erwin (Republican) and 2 others; status signed, last action 2025-07-01 (Effective Date) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 371
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Quality Basic Education Act; state's maximum authorization of capital outlay funding; provide for an increase
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-10
- Last action: 2025-07-01, Effective Date
- Sponsors: John Corbett (Republican), Matt Dubnik (Republican), Chris Erwin (Republican), Gerald Greene (Republican), Rick Townsend (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Education, Education and Youth, General Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (388 yes, 9 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Safer schools and accessible playgrounds for children: benefit, medium. Effective July 1, 2025, the State Board of Education must set minimum standards for certifying public school facilities. These cover fire and physical safety, sanitation, health, temperature, ventilation, classroom space and layout, and building strength and suitability. Wood construction is allowe…
- Higher funding cap for Georgia school construction: benefit, low. Effective July 1, 2025, the law raises Georgia’s annual school construction funding cap from $300 million to $375 million. The new cap applies to applications for fiscal year 2027 and later. The maximum adjusts annually using the Department of Education’s current construction cost data. The state m…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: John Corbett (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Matt Dubnik (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Chris Erwin (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Gerald Greene (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rick Townsend (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John F. Kennedy (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-04 | House | Agree to Senate Substitute | pass | 168 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE | pass | 50 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025-03-06 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 170 | 2 | 1 |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-07-01: Effective Date
- 2025-05-09: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-09: Act 85
- 2025-04-09: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-04: House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub (House)
- 2025-04-02: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-03-06: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2025-02-28: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2025-02-12: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-02-11: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-02-10: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 371/AP* (v5): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239308)

## 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 371/AP* (v5) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239308)

## 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-HB371-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).