GA HB 1597
died on adjournmentGeorgia 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
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Derrick Jacksonprimary
- Billy Mitchellprimary
- Tremaine Reeseprimary
- Jasmine Clarkprimary
- Debra Bazemoreprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-03-23
House Hopper
introduction
2026-03-25
House First Readers
reading-1
2026-03-27
House Second Readers
reading-2
Versions
- LC 62 0506/aCompare
Documents
Votes
Not provided by source.
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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