# Georgia SB 93: "Georgia Early Literacy Act"; the three-cuing system from inclusion in high-quality instructional materials or structured literacy; prohibit

Georgia SB 93, "Georgia Early Literacy Act"; the three-cuing system from inclusion in high-quality instructional materials or structured literacy; prohibit, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Clint Dixon (Republican), Greg Dolezal (Republican), Jason Esteves (Democrat) and 7 others; status signed, last action 2025-07-01 (Effective Date) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia SB 93
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: "Georgia Early Literacy Act"; the three-cuing system from inclusion in high-quality instructional materials or structured literacy; prohibit
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Last action: 2025-07-01, Effective Date
- Sponsors: Clint Dixon (Republican), Greg Dolezal (Republican), Jason Esteves (Democrat), Sonya Halpern (Democrat), Billy Hickman (Republican), Kim Jackson (Democrat), Harold Jones II (Democrat), RaShaun Kemp (Democrat), Derek Mallow (Democrat), Elena Parent (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Education, Education and Youth, General Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (273 yes, 3 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Science-based reading standards for teacher training: benefit, low. Georgia's Professional Standards Commission must set core curriculum rules for every state-approved teacher-training program. The rules must use state education standards aligned with the science of reading. Reading instruction must be evidence-based and aligned only with that science. Teachers mus…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Clint Dixon (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Greg Dolezal (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Jason Esteves (Democrat), Senate
- Sponsor: Sonya Halpern (Democrat), Senate
- Sponsor: Billy Hickman (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Kim Jackson (Democrat), Senate
- Sponsor: Harold Jones II (Democrat), Senate
- Sponsor: RaShaun Kemp (Democrat), Senate
- Sponsor: Derek Mallow (Democrat), Senate
- Sponsor: Elena Parent (Democrat), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bethany Ballard (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE | pass | 55 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-31 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 168 | 0 | 5 |
| 2025-03-06 | Senate | PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE | pass | 50 | 3 | 3 |

## Actions (18)

- 2025-07-01: Effective Date
- 2025-04-30: Senate Date Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Act 27
- 2025-04-10: Senate Sent to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-03-31: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House)
- 2025-03-21: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House)
- 2025-03-11: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-03-10: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-03-06: Senate Tabled (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Senate Taken from Table (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Senate Hopper (Senate)

## Bill text

- SB 93/AP* (v9): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239117)

## 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 93/AP* (v9) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239117)

## 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-SB93-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).