# Georgia SB 154: United States Department of Education; references from the Official Code of Georgia Annotated; revise or remove

Georgia SB 154, United States Department of Education; references from the Official Code of Georgia Annotated; revise or remove, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by John Albers (Republican), Jason Anavitarte (Republican), Lee Anderson (Republican) and 29 others; status signed, last action 2025-05-14 (Senate Date Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia SB 154
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: United States Department of Education; references from the Official Code of Georgia Annotated; revise or remove
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Last action: 2025-05-14, Senate Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: John Albers (Republican), Jason Anavitarte (Republican), Lee Anderson (Republican), Brandon Beach (Republican), Timothy Bearden (Republican), Matt Brass (Republican), Max Burns (Republican), Bill Cowsert (Republican), Clint Dixon (Republican), Greg Dolezal (Republican), Drew Echols (Republican), Frank Ginn (Republican), Steve Gooch (Republican), Russ Goodman (Republican), Marty Harbin (Republican), Bo Hatchett (Republican), Billy Hickman (Republican), Mike Hodges (Republican), Chuck Hufstetler (Republican), John F. Kennedy (Republican), Kay Kirkpatrick (Republican), Chuck Payne (Republican), Randy Robertson (Republican), Ed Setzler (Republican), Shawn Still (Republican), Brian Strickland (Republican), Carden Summers (Republican), Blake Tillery (Republican), Larry Walker (Republican), Ben Watson (Republican), Sam Watson (Republican), Rick Williams (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Education, Education and Youth, General Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (246 yes, 72 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Updated waiver paperwork for foster, adopted students: benefit, low. The law updates Georgia’s existing tuition waiver for eligible foster and adopted students attending Georgia public colleges. Colleges use the student’s FAFSA submission summary instead of the former Student Aid Report to identify available aid. They must waive tuition and fees as needed to cover a…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: John Albers (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Jason Anavitarte (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Lee Anderson (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Brandon Beach (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Timothy Bearden (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Matt Brass (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Max Burns (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Bill Cowsert (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Clint Dixon (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Greg Dolezal (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Drew Echols (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Frank Ginn (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Steve Gooch (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Russ Goodman (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Marty Harbin (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Bo Hatchett (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Billy Hickman (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Mike Hodges (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Chuck Hufstetler (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: John F. Kennedy (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Kay Kirkpatrick (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Chuck Payne (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Randy Robertson (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Ed Setzler (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Shawn Still (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Brian Strickland (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Carden Summers (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Blake Tillery (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Larry Walker (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Ben Watson (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Sam Watson (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Rick Williams (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Matt Dubnik (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-31 | Senate | AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE | pass | 44 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025-03-21 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 144 | 15 | 7 |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | PASSAGE | pass | 37 | 17 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #1 BY THE SENATOR FROM THE 14TH | fail | 21 | 32 | 1 |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-05-14: Senate Date Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2025-05-14: Act 291
- 2025-05-14: Effective Date
- 2025-04-07: Senate Sent to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-03-21: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House)
- 2025-03-18: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House)
- 2025-03-10: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-03-06: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-03-04: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Senate Hopper (Senate)

## Bill text

- SB 154/AP* (v9): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/238565)

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- 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
- [SB 154/AP* (v9) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/238565)

## 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-SB154-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).