# Georgia SB 445: "Georgia Promise Scholarship Act"; public schools with a state-wide attendance zone and certain charter schools shall not be included in the separate list of public schools annually reported by the Office of Student Achievement; provide

Georgia SB 445, "Georgia Promise Scholarship Act"; public schools with a state-wide attendance zone and certain charter schools shall not be included in the separate list of public schools annually reported by the Office of Student Achievement; provide, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by John Albers (Republican), Jason Anavitarte (Republican), Max Burns (Republican) and 6 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-10 (House Second Readers); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia SB 445
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: "Georgia Promise Scholarship Act"; public schools with a state-wide attendance zone and certain charter schools shall not be included in the separate list of public schools annually reported by the Office of Student Achievement; provide
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-02
- Last action: 2026-03-10, House Second Readers
- Sponsors: John Albers (Republican), Jason Anavitarte (Republican), Max Burns (Republican), Greg Dolezal (Republican), Frank Ginn (Republican), Randy Robertson (Republican), Shawn Still (Republican), Carden Summers (Republican), Larry Walker (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Education, Education and Youth, General Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (71 yes, 34 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: John Albers (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Jason Anavitarte (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Max Burns (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Greg Dolezal (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Frank Ginn (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Randy Robertson (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Shawn Still (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Carden Summers (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Larry Walker (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE | pass | 50 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT #1 BY THE SENATOR FROM THE 38TH | fail | 21 | 32 | 3 |

## Actions (8)

- 2026-03-10: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-03-09: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-03-06: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Senate Hopper (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Passed Senate (v7): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/245272)

## 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
- [As Passed Senate (v7) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/245272)

## 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-SB445-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).