Charter School Changes.
What it does: On the version voted Jul 29, 2025: Shifts charter school oversight from the State Board of Education and state superintendent to the Charter Schools Review Board, lets charter schools move within 10 miles without approval, and lets large remote academies seek their own charters. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)
Question before the chamber: Conference Report Motion 8 To Adopt
Conference report: requires Charter Schools Review Board approval of charter rules, assigns it certain hearings, puts the executive director under its supervision, lets it hire private counsel, lets large remote academies seek separate charters, and provides $82,100 yearly in lapsed salary funds for it. (AI-written)
The tally
Yes 26 · No 20 · Not voting 4
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Republicans | 26 | 0 | 4 |
Most Democrats voted no; most Republicans voted yes.
The full roll (50)
Yes 26
- Amy GaleyR25
- Benton SawreyR10
- Bill RabonR8
- Bob BrinsonR3
- Brad OvercashR43
- Brent JacksonR9
- Carl FordR33
- Chris MeasmerR34
- Dana JonesR31
- Danny BrittR24
- Dave CravenR29
- Eddie SettleR36
- Jim BurginR12
- Kevin CorbinR50
- Mark HolloR45
- Michael LazzaraR6
- Michael LeeR7
- Norman SandersonR2
- Phil BergerR26
- Ralph HiseR47
- Steve JarvisR30
- Ted AlexanderR44
- Todd JohnsonR35
- Tom McInnisR21
- Vickie SawyerR37
- Warren DanielR46
No 20
- Caleb TheodrosD41
- Dan BlueD14
- DeAndrea SalvadorD39
- Gale AdcockD16
- Gladys RobinsonD28
- Jay ChaudhuriD15
- Joyce WaddellD40
- Julie MayfieldD49
- Kandie SmithD5
- Lisa GrafsteinD13
- Michael GarrettD27
- Mujtaba MohammedD38
- Natalie MurdockD20
- Paul LoweD32
- Sophia ChitlikD22
- Sydney BatchD17
- Val ApplewhiteD19
- Woodson BradleyD42
- Former memberD
- Former memberD
Not voting 4
- Buck NewtonR4
- Lisa BarnesR11
- Tim MoffittR48
- Former memberR
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.