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Read. Follow. Verify.Georgia House Bill 328 Increases Student Scholarship Tax Credits, Modifies Virtual Instruction Rules, and Restricts Transit Sales Taxes
Last action · May 11, 2026: House Date Signed by GovernorSponsors: Kasey Carpenter and 6 others
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What This Bill Does
Georgia House Bill 328 raises the annual aggregate limit for student scholarship tax credits to $150 million, tightens rules and spending requirements for local school systems providing virtual instruction to out-of-system students, and prohibits General Assembly members and their spouses from receiving income from participating student scholarship organizations.
The measure alters state tax credit caps and school funding calculations, directly affecting private school scholarship organizations, local school district revenues, and public transit funding rules across the state.
- Student scholarship organizations in Georgia administer private school tuition grants funded by donations that qualify for state income tax credits. context
- The College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) is Georgia's annual tool for measuring academic performance, student progress, and school climate across public schools. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Student scholarship organizations
Must adhere to increased annual aggregate tax credit limits, graduated revenue obligation percentages, and restrictions on distributing income to members of the General Assembly.
Local school systems
Subject to new spending rules, reporting requirements, performance thresholds, and funding exclusions regarding out-of-system students receiving virtual instruction.
Members of the General Assembly and their spouses
Prohibited from receiving any income from student scholarship organizations that receive contributions approved for specific tax credits.
Parents and guardians of scholarship recipients
Must restrictively endorse scholarship awards or use electronic signatures for deposit into private school accounts without designating school-associated individuals as attorneys in fact.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the new annual aggregate limit for student scholarship tax credits?
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What restrictions apply to local school systems providing virtual instruction to out-of-system students?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
20 actions- Jul 1, 2026Georgia General AssemblyEffective Date
- May 11, 2026HouseEnrolledHouse Date Signed by Governor
- May 11, 2026GovernorEnrolledAct 463
- Apr 10, 2026HouseHouse Sent to Governor
- Apr 2, 2026SenateFloorSenate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- Mar 31, 2026HouseFloorHouse Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
Show 14 earlier actions
- Mar 25, 2026SenateSenate Engrossed
- Mar 25, 2026SenateSenate Third Read
- Mar 25, 2026SenateFloorSenate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
- Mar 23, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- Mar 20, 2026SenateSenate Recommitted
- Mar 19, 2026SenateSenate Read Second Time
- Mar 18, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- Mar 10, 2025SenateIntroducedSenate Read and Referred
- Mar 6, 2025HouseHouse Third Readers
- Mar 6, 2025HouseFloorHouse Passed/Adopted By Substitute
- Mar 3, 2025HouseCommitteeHouse Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- Feb 11, 2025HouseHouse Second Readers
- Feb 10, 2025HouseIntroducedHouse First Readers
- Feb 6, 2025HouseIntroducedHouse Hopper
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7 versions on fileLobbying Activity
No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.
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Expanded Tax Credit Caps and New Legislative Restrictions
The legislation increases aggregate caps for both student scholarship tax credits and public school grant tax credits while introducing conflict-of-interest prohibitions for General Assembly members regarding scholarship organization income.
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Sources
www.legis.ga.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance85How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy60Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz50Current news / social attention level
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