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GA HB 1597

died on adjournment

Georgia Dream Expansion and Housing Affordability Act of 2026; enact

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Quick answers

Did GA HB 1597 pass?

No. GA HB 1597 died when the 2025-26 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-27): House Second Readers

What is GA HB 1597 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Community Affairs, so as to provide for maximum loan amounts for certain home buying assistance programs; to provide for loan structure and forgiveness; to provide for certain qualifications for eligibility; to provide for certain minimum fund allocation; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA HB 1597?

Derrick Jackson, Billy Mitchell, Tremaine Reese and 2 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 1597.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Community Affairs, so as to provide for maximum loan amounts for certain home buying assistance programs; to provide for loan structure and forgiveness; to provide for certain qualifications for eligibility; to provide for certain minimum fund allocation; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2026-03-23
Latest action
2026-03-27 — House Second Readers
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Derrick Jacksonprimary
  • Billy Mitchellprimary
  • Tremaine Reeseprimary
  • Jasmine Clarkprimary
  • Debra Bazemoreprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-03-23

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2026-03-25

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2026-03-27

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

Versions

Documents

Votes

Not provided by source.

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

Attribution

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