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SB400 Senate Bill
Passed
2026-02-11

Education; unaccredited institutions from offering degrees; prohibit

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1A of Article 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to nonpublic postsecondary educational institutions, so as to prohibit unaccredited institutions from offering degrees; to require certain institutions to participate in the Tuition Guaranty Trust Fund and to provide how such institutions may participate; to provide for indemnification; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill Details

State

Georgia

Session

2025-2026 Regular Session

Chamber

Senate

Official Source

www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72232

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Sponsors

Max Burns (Sen - R)
Billy Hickman (Sen - R)
Chuck Hufstetler (Sen - R)
Chuck Payne (Sen - R)
Clint Dixon (Sen - R)
Lee Anderson (Sen - R)
Randy Robertson (Sen - R)
John Albers (Sen - R)
Carden Summers (Sen - R)
Ricky Williams (Sen - R)
Shawn Still (Sen - R)
Marty Harbin (Sen - R)
Russ Goodman (Sen - R)
Steve Gooch (Sen - R)
Brian Strickland (Sen - R)
Charles Martin (Rep - R)

Action History

2026-03-31 H House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2026-03-31 H House Third Readers
2026-03-19 H House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2026-02-17 H House Second Readers
2026-02-12 H House First Readers
2026-02-11 S Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2026-02-11 S Senate Third Read
2026-02-05 S Senate Read Second Time
2026-02-04 S Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2026-01-15 S Senate Read and Referred
2026-01-14 S Senate Hopper

Votes

2026-02-11 Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #539 Yea: 48 Nay: 1
2026-03-31 Passage: House Vote #808 Yea: 168 Nay: 1

Committee Referrals

2026-01-15 S Higher Education
2026-02-12 H Higher Education

Bill Text Versions

2026-01-15 Introduced
2026-02-04 Comm Sub
2026-02-11 Engrossed
2026-03-19 Comm Sub

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