# Georgia HB 385: Education; allow academically successful students who are concurrently seeking certain degrees to use the full number of hours of HOPE scholarship eligibility; provisions

Georgia HB 385, Education; allow academically successful students who are concurrently seeking certain degrees to use the full number of hours of HOPE scholarship eligibility; provisions, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Carter Barrett (Republican), Scott Holcomb (Democrat); status failed, last action 2026-02-25 (Senate Read and Referred); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 385
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Education; allow academically successful students who are concurrently seeking certain degrees to use the full number of hours of HOPE scholarship eligibility; provisions
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-11
- Last action: 2026-02-25, Senate Read and Referred
- Sponsors: Carter Barrett (Republican), Scott Holcomb (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Higher Education, General Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (160 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Carter Barrett (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Scott Holcomb (Democrat), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-24 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 160 | 2 | 6 |

## Actions (9)

- 2026-02-25: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-02-24: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House)
- 2026-02-12: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House)
- 2025-04-04: House Withdrawn, Recommitted (House)
- 2025-02-27: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House)
- 2025-02-13: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-02-12: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-02-11: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- LC 61 0392S/hcs (v7): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/243869)

## 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
- [LC 61 0392S/hcs (v7) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/243869)

## 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-HB385-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).