Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia SB498: Georgia Charter School Facilities Authority; establish
Status: Passed one chamber, March 25, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 31B of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to charter school capital finance, so as to establish the Georgia Charter School Facilities Authority for the purpose of enabling charter schools to obtain revolving loan funds and other public financing assistance for purposes of constructing, renovating, and rehabilitating educational facilities for such schools;to amend Article 2 of Chapter 17 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., the "Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission Act," so as to provide for the issuance of general obligation bonds by the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission to provide for educational facilities for charter schools; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend Article 31B of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to charter school capital finance, so as to establish the Georgia Charter School Facilities Authority for the purpose of enabling charter schools to obtain revolving loan funds and other public financing assistance for purposes of constructing, renovating, and rehabilitating educational facilities for such schools; to provide for definitions; to provide for the composition, duties, and powers of such authority…
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED To amend Article 31B of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to charter school capital finance, so as to establish the Georgia Charter School Facilities Authority for the purpose of enabling charter schools to obtain revolving loan funds and other public financing assistance for purposes of constructing, renovating, and rehabilitating educational facilities for such schools; to provide for definitions; to provide for the composition, duties, and powers of such authority; to assign such authority to the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission for administrative purposes; to amend Article of Chapter 17 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission Act," so as to provide for responsibilities of the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: SECTION 1. Article 31B of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to charter school capital finance, is amended by designating Code Sections 20-2-2095 through 20-2-2095.5 as Part 1, by replacing the term "article" with the term "part" wherever S. B. 498 (SUB) LC 49 2821S the former term appears in any of …
Sponsors
- Matt Dubnik (R, 29) · primary sponsor
- Clint Dixon (R, 45) · primary sponsor
- Billy Hickman (R, 4)
- RaShaun Kemp (D, 38)
- Shawn Still (R, 48)
- Sonya Halpern (D, 39)
Latest actions
- : House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- : House Second Readers
- : House First Readers
- : Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
- : Senate Third Read
- : Senate Taken from Table
- : Senate Tabled
- : Senate Engrossed
- : Senate Read Second Time
- : Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Votes
- Senate Vote #663 (March 6, 2026): 49 yea, 3 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB498?
- SB498 is a bill in the Georgia Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Georgia Charter School Facilities Authority; establish.
- What does SB498 do?
- In its own words: To amend Article 31B of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to charter school capital finance, so as to establish the Georgia Charter School Facilities Authority for the purpose of enabling charter schools to obtain revolving loan funds and other public financing assistance for purposes of constructing, renovating, and rehabilitating educational facilities for such schools; to provide for definitions; to provide for the composition, duties, and powers of such authority…
- What is the status of SB498?
- Passed one chamber as of March 25, 2026. Latest action: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (March 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB498?
- Matt Dubnik (R, 29), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB498?
- On the Georgia Legislature website: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73137
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