Georgia House · 2026 Regular Session
SB 589: Revise the date by which a child must attain a certain age to be eligible for enrollment in kindergarten or first grade
Passage · March 27, 2026 · Yeas 156, nays 3
How each party voted
Majority Leader Chuck Efstration voted yea.
Bill
- Bill
- SB 589
- Motion
- Passage
- Date
- March 27, 2026
- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Presiding
- Jon Burns
- Yeas–nays
- Yeas 156, nays 3; 16 didn't vote (13 excused, 0 abstained)
The chamber on this vote
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How each member voted
Yea (156)
- Solomon Adesanya D-43
- Segun Adeyina D-110
- Kimberly Alexander D-66
- Akbar Ali D-106
- Victor Anderson R-10
- Michelle Au D-50
- Bethany Ballard R-147
- Imani Barnes D-86
- Carter Barrett R-24
- Matt Barton R-5
- Debra Bazemore D-69
- Arlene Beckles D-96
- Bryce Berry D-56
- Shaw Blackmon R-146
- Josh Bonner R-73
- Debbie Buckner D-137
- James Burchett R-176
- Rhonda Burnough D-77
- Mike Cameron R-1
- Beth Camp R-135
- Joe Campbell R-171
- Lisa Campbell D-35
- Chas Cannon R-172
- Park Cannon D-58
- Kasey Carpenter R-4
- John Carson R-46
- Doreen Carter D-93
- Johnny Chastain R-7
- Mike Cheokas R-151
- David Clark R-100
- Jasmine Clark D-108
- Rob Clifton R-131
- Sharon Cooper R-45
- John Corbett R-174
- Brent Cox R-28
- Omari Crawford D-89
- Clint Crowe R-118
- Terry Cummings D-39
- Viola Davis D-87
- Robert Dawson D-65
- Buddy DeLoach R-167
- Katie Dempsey R-13
- Robert Dickey R-134
- Sandy Donatucci R-105
- Demetrius Douglas D-78
- Saira Draper D-90
- Karla Drenner D-85
- Matt Dubnik R-29
- Emory Dunahoo R-31
- Chuck Efstration R-104
- Ginny Ehrhart R-36
- Chris Erwin R-32
- Stacey Evans D-57
- Bill Fincher R-23
- Tim Fleming R-114
- Robert Flournoy D-74
- Jaclyn Ford R-170
- Lehman Franklin R-160
- Spencer Frye D-122
- Houston Gaines R-120
- Matthew Gambill R-15
- Eric Gisler D-121
- Lydia Glaize D-67
- Gerald Greene R-154
- Joseph Gullett R-19
- Stan Gunter R-8
- Leesa Hagan R-156
- Matt Hatchett R-155
- Lee Hawkins R-27
- Tangie Herring D-145
- Scott Hilton R-48
- Bill Hitchens R-161
- Scott Holcomb D-101
- Betsy Holland D-54
- El-Mahdi Holly D-116
- Soo Hong R-103
- Mitchell Horner R-3
- Jutt Howard R-71
- David Huddleston R-72
- Carolyn Hugley D-141
- Derrick Jackson D-68
- Edna Jackson D-165
- Rick Jasperse R-11
- David Jenkins R-136
- Jan Jones R-47
- Sheila Jones D-60
- Todd Jones R-25
- Noelle Kahaian R-81
- Trey Kelley R-16
- Dar'shun Kendrick D-95
- John LaHood R-175
- Rob Leverett R-123
- Marvin Lim D-98
- Eddie Lumsden R-12
- Karen Lupton D-83
- Chuck Martin R-49
- Rey Martinez R-111
- Karen Mathiak R-82
- Danny Mathis R-133
- Dewey McClain D-109
- Derrick McCollum R-30
- Lauren McDonald R-26
- Mekyah McQueen D-61
- Steven Meeks R-178
- Billy Mitchell D-88
- Martin Momtahan R-17
- Angela Moore D-91
- Yasmin Neal D-79
- Kimberly New R-40
- Mark Newton R-127
- Angie O'Steen R-169
- Gabe Okoye D-102
- Phil Olaleye D-59
- Mary Margaret Oliver D-84
- Esther Panitch D-51
- Miriam Paris D-142
- Sam Park D-107
- Butch Parrish R-158
- Don Parsons R-44
- Holt Persinger R-119
- Jesse Petrea R-166
- Alan Powell R-33
- Matt Reeves R-99
- Trey Rhodes R-124
- Carmen Rice R-139
- Gary Richardson R-125
- Shea Roberts D-52
- Ruwa Romman D-97
- Steven Sainz R-180
- David Sampson D-153
- Gabriel Sanchez D-42
- Mary Ann Santos D-117
- Kim Schofield D-63
- Mitchell Scoggins R-14
- Sandra Scott D-76
- Devan Seabaugh R-34
- Deborah Silcox R-53
- Lynn Smith R-70
- Michael Smith D-41
- Tyler Smith R-18
- Vance Smith R-138
- Ron Stephens R-164
- Patty Marie Stinson D-150
- Steve Tarvin R-2
- Darlene Taylor R-173
- Rhonda Taylor D-92
- Brad Thomas R-21
- Rick Townsend R-179
- Long Tran D-80
- Bill Werkheiser R-157
- David Wilkerson D-38
- Mary Frances Williams D-37
- Noel Williams R-148
- Bruce Williamson R-112
- Inga Willis D-55
- Bill Yearta R-152
Nay (3)
- Charlice Byrd R-20
- Jason Ridley R-6
- Jordan Ridley R-22
Excused (13)
- Sylvia Wayfer Baker D-64
- Eric Bell D-75
- Carl Gilliard D-162
- Floyd Griffin D-149
- Nissa Jones D-143
- Regina Lewis-Ward D-115
- Tanya Miller D-62
- L.C. Myles D-126
- Brian Prince D-132
- Teddy Reese D-140
- Will Wade R-9
- Anne Westbrook D-163
- Al Williams D-168
Not voting (3)
- Karlton Howard D-129
- Mack Jackson D-128
- Dale Washburn R-144