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GA HB 916

died on adjournment

Judicial Council; funding for civil legal services to low-income individuals; create grant program

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Quick answers

Did GA HB 916 pass?

No. GA HB 916 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 (2026-01-12): House Second Readers

What is GA HB 916 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Judicial Council, so as to create a grant program for the purpose of providing funding for civil legal services to low-income individuals; to provide for eligibility criteria and standards; to provide for the council to establish the grant amounts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA HB 916?

Karen Lupton, Marvin Lim are the primary sponsors of GA HB 916.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Judicial Council, so as to create a grant program for the purpose of providing funding for civil legal services to low-income individuals; to provide for eligibility criteria and standards; to provide for the council to establish the grant amounts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-04-02
Latest action
2026-01-12 — House Second Readers
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Karen Luptonprimary
  • Marvin Limprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-04-02

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2025-04-04

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2026-01-12

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

Versions

Documents

Votes

Not provided by source.

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72007

Attribution

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