# Georgia SB 425: Education; all schools that receive state funding with students in any of grades three through five to provide instruction in cursive handwriting to all students by no later than third grade; require

Georgia SB 425, Education; all schools that receive state funding with students in any of grades three through five to provide instruction in cursive handwriting to all students by no later than third grade; require, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Max Burns (Republican), Jason T. Dickerson (Republican), Clint Dixon (Republican) and 7 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-25 (House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia SB 425
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Education; all schools that receive state funding with students in any of grades three through five to provide instruction in cursive handwriting to all students by no later than third grade; require
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-27
- Last action: 2026-03-25, House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- Sponsors: Max Burns (Republican), Jason T. Dickerson (Republican), Clint Dixon (Republican), Sonya Halpern (Democrat), Marty Harbin (Republican), Billy Hickman (Republican), Derek Mallow (Democrat), Ed Setzler (Republican), Carden Summers (Republican), Kenya Wicks (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Education, Education and Youth, General Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (43 yes, 9 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: Max Burns (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Jason T. Dickerson (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Clint Dixon (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Sonya Halpern (Democrat), Senate
- Sponsor: Marty Harbin (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Billy Hickman (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Derek Mallow (Democrat), Senate
- Sponsor: Ed Setzler (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Carden Summers (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Kenya Wicks (Democrat), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lee Hawkins (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | PASSAGE | pass | 43 | 9 | 1 |

## Actions (9)

- 2026-03-25: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House)
- 2026-03-09: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-03-06: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-03-04: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Senate Hopper (Senate)

## Bill text

- LC 61 0497S/hss (v5): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/247291)

## 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 0497S/hss (v5) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/247291)

## 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-SB425-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).