# Georgia HB 971: Quality Basic Education Act; home study students and private school students to enroll in college and career academies located in certain RESA service areas and adjacent local school systems; provide

Georgia HB 971, Quality Basic Education Act; home study students and private school students to enroll in college and career academies located in certain RESA service areas and adjacent local school systems; provide, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Buddy DeLoach (Republican), Mitchell Horner (Republican), Todd Jones (Republican) and 3 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-31 (Senate Tabled); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 971
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Quality Basic Education Act; home study students and private school students to enroll in college and career academies located in certain RESA service areas and adjacent local school systems; provide
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-03-31, Senate Tabled
- Sponsors: Buddy DeLoach (Republican), Mitchell Horner (Republican), Todd Jones (Republican), Angie O'Steen (Republican), Lynn Smith (Republican), Rick Townsend (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Education, Education and Youth, General Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (203 yes, 10 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: Buddy DeLoach (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Mitchell Horner (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Todd Jones (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Angie O'Steen (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lynn Smith (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rick Townsend (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Hodges (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-31 | Senate | MOTION TO TABLE REMAINING LEGISLATION ON THE RULES CALENDAR | pass | 39 | 10 | 4 |
| 2026-02-24 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 164 | 0 | 7 |

## Actions (10)

- 2026-03-31: Senate Tabled (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-02-24: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2026-02-06: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2026-01-16: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-01-15: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-01-14: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- LC 49 2473/a (v2): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239837)

## 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 49 2473/a (v2) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239837)

## 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-HB971-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).