GA SB 89
withdrawnIncome Taxes; amount of a tax credit based on the federal tax credit for certain child and dependent care expenses; increase
Georgia · 2025_26 · upper
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Quick answers
Did GA SB 89 pass?
No. GA SB 89 was withdrawn and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2026-03-18): House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
What is GA SB 89 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to increase the amount of a tax credit based on the federal tax credit for certain child and dependent care expenses to 40 percent of such federal tax credit; to provide for a child income tax credit; to provide for definitions; to provide for limitations and proration; to provide for rules and regulations; to revise a tax credit for employers providing child care; to decrease the number of children who use the facility that are required to be children of employees to qualify for such credit; to increase the amount of the credit; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA SB 89?
Brian Strickland, Bo Hatchett, Matt Brass and 8 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 89.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to increase the amount of a tax credit based on the federal tax credit for certain child and dependent care expenses to 40 percent of such federal tax credit; to provide for a child income tax credit; to provide for definitions; to provide for limitations and proration; to provide for rules and regulations; to revise a tax credit for employers providing child care; to decrease the number of children who use the facility that are required to be children of employees to qualify for such credit; to increase the amount of the credit; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-04
- Latest action
- 2026-03-18 — House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Brian Stricklandprimary
- Bo Hatchettprimary
- Matt Brassprimary
- Brandon Beachprimary
- Michael 'Doc' Rhettprimary
- Elena Parentprimary
- Mike Hodgesprimary
- Ben Watsonprimary
- Drew Echolsprimary
- Larry Walker, IIIprimary
- Bill Cowsertprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-18
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-16
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
referral-committee,withdrawal
2025-02-21
House Second Readers
reading-2
2025-02-20
House First Readers
reading-1
2025-02-19
Senate Passed/Adopted
passage
2025-02-19
Senate Third Read
reading-3
2025-02-19
Senate Engrossed
passage
2025-02-18
Senate Read Second Time
reading-2
2025-02-13
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-05
Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee
2025-02-04
Senate Hopper
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Versions
Documents
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Votes
Senate Vote #67 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2025-02-19 · pass · 49-0
Member-level votes (54)
- ALBERS: yes
- ANAVITARTE: yes
- ANDERSON: yes
- BEACH: yes
- BEARDEN: yes
- BRASS: yes
- BURNS: yes
- COWSERT: yes
- DAVENPORT: yes
- DIXON: yes
- DOLEZAL: yes
- ECHOLS: yes
- ESTEVES: yes
- GINN: yes
- GOOCH: yes
- GOODMAN: yes
- HALPERN: yes
- HARBIN: yes
- HARBISON: yes
- HARRELL: yes
- HATCHETT: yes
- HICKMAN: yes
- HODGES: yes
- HUFSTETLER: yes
- JACKSON: yes
- JAMES: yes
- JONES: yes
- JONES II: other
- KEMP: yes
- KENNEDY: yes
- KIRKPATRICK: yes
- LUCAS: other
- MALLOW: other
- MANGHAM: yes
- MCLAURIN: yes
- MERRITT: other
- MOORE: yes
- ORROCK: other
- PARENT: yes
- PARKES: yes
- PAYNE: yes
- RAHMAN: yes
- RHETT: yes
- ROBERTSON: yes
- SETZLER: yes
- SIMS: yes
- STILL: yes
- STRICKLAND: yes
- SUMMERS: yes
- TILLERY: other
- WALKER, III: yes
- WATSON: yes
- WICKS: yes
- WILLIAMS: yes
Senate Vote #63 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2025-02-19 · pass · 31-21
Member-level votes (54)
- ALBERS: yes
- ANAVITARTE: yes
- ANDERSON: yes
- BEACH: yes
- BEARDEN: yes
- BRASS: yes
- BURNS: yes
- COWSERT: yes
- DAVENPORT: no
- DIXON: yes
- DOLEZAL: yes
- ECHOLS: yes
- ESTEVES: no
- GINN: yes
- GOOCH: yes
- GOODMAN: yes
- HALPERN: no
- HARBIN: yes
- HARBISON: no
- HARRELL: no
- HATCHETT: yes
- HICKMAN: yes
- HODGES: yes
- HUFSTETLER: yes
- JACKSON: no
- JAMES: no
- JONES: no
- JONES II: no
- KEMP: no
- KENNEDY: yes
- KIRKPATRICK: yes
- LUCAS: no
- MALLOW: other
- MANGHAM: no
- MCLAURIN: no
- MERRITT: other
- MOORE: no
- ORROCK: no
- PARENT: no
- PARKES: no
- PAYNE: yes
- RAHMAN: no
- RHETT: no
- ROBERTSON: yes
- SETZLER: yes
- SIMS: no
- STILL: yes
- STRICKLAND: yes
- SUMMERS: yes
- TILLERY: other
- WALKER, III: yes
- WATSON: yes
- WICKS: no
- WILLIAMS: yes
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