# Georgia SB 180: High Demand Apprenticeship Program; opportunities for apprenticeship sponsors to enter into apprenticeship program contracts with State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia; provide

Georgia SB 180, High Demand Apprenticeship Program; opportunities for apprenticeship sponsors to enter into apprenticeship program contracts with State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia; provide, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jason Anavitarte (Republican), Max Burns (Republican), Bill Cowsert (Republican) and 3 others; status signed, last action 2025-04-28 (Senate Date Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia SB 180
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: High Demand Apprenticeship Program; opportunities for apprenticeship sponsors to enter into apprenticeship program contracts with State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia; provide
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-13
- Last action: 2025-04-28, Senate Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Jason Anavitarte (Republican), Max Burns (Republican), Bill Cowsert (Republican), Clint Dixon (Republican), Ed Setzler (Republican), Rick Williams (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Higher Education, General Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (211 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Apprenticeship sponsors get aid with lower caps: mixed, low. Georgia employer and apprenticeship sponsors can apply for state contracts to train specific apprentices in the High Demand Apprenticeship Program. Contracts are with the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia, whose rules govern agreement terms. Sponsors can receive up to $2,500 pe…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jason Anavitarte (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Max Burns (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Bill Cowsert (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Clint Dixon (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Ed Setzler (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Rick Williams (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Matt Dubnik (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-28 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 158 | 0 | 8 |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | PASSAGE | pass | 53 | 1 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-04-28: Senate Date Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-28: Act 19
- 2025-04-28: Effective Date
- 2025-04-07: Senate Sent to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-03-28: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-20: House Committee Favorably Reported (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)
- 2025-02-27: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Senate Hopper (Senate)

## Bill text

- SB 180/AP* (v5): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/238128)

## 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
- [SB 180/AP* (v5) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/238128)

## 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-SB180-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).