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SB475Introduced in the Senate

Charter School Funding; local boards of education to treat local charter schools no less favorably than other local schools; expenditure of the proceeds of a special purpose local option sales tax; require

Engrossed

Introduced by RaShaun Kemp, District 38

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-2068.1, relating to charter school funding, so as to require local boards of education to treat local charter schools no less favorably than other local schools with respect to the expenditure of the proceeds of a special purpose local option sales tax for education; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Where it stands

House Withdrawn, Recommitted

April 2, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #685 · March 6, 2026

43

Yes

6

No

6

Absent or Not Voting

55 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Ben Watson1Yes
Derek Mallow2Yes
Mike Hodges3Yes
Billy Hickman4Yes
Sheikh Rahman5Yes
Matt Brass6No
Nabilah Islam Parkes7Not Voting
Russ Goodman8No
Nikki Merritt9Absent
Emanuel Jones10Yes

Bill history

  1. Senate Hopper

  2. Senate Read and Referred

  3. Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

  4. Senate Read Second Time

  5. Senate Tabled

  6. Senate Taken from Table

  7. Senate Third Read

  8. Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

  9. House First Readers

  10. House Second Readers

  11. House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

  12. House Withdrawn, Recommitted

  13. House Withdrawn, Recommitted

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