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type: "Bill"
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title: "Domestic relations; authorize child support and insurance policies for certain disabled children; provisions"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding alimony and child support, so as to authorize child support and insurance policies for disabled children who have reached the age of majority but lack the ability to otherwise support themselves independently; to provide for a definition; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2023_24"
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identifier: "HB 499"
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citation: "Georgia HB 499 (2023_24)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bill Hitchens", "Katie Dempsey", "Lynn Smith", "Mandi Ballinger", "Ron Stephens"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2023-02-21"
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last_action: "2024-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e32bff17-befa-4267-9ef7-249505c1331b"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "2c2fdd8eaa5ff5995fa3d0b7a653fd995df8d9692114ebe96277c7570db53286"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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# Georgia HB 499 (2023_24) — Domestic relations; authorize child support and insurance policies for certain disabled children; provisions
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 6 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding alimony and child support, so as to authorize child support and insurance policies for disabled children who have reached the age of majority but lack the ability to otherwise support themselves independently; to provide for a definition; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **HB 499/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229533.pdf)
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2. **LC 39 4282S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226187.pdf)
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3. **LC 39 4282S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/225333.pdf)
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4. **LC 49 1247/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/215275.pdf)
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5. **Sen Ctee sub LC 57 0117S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227034.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #615 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **169–0** (pass) · lower
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- House Vote #864 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **169–1** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #740 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **47–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
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- Katie Dempsey — primary (person)
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- Lynn Smith — primary (person)
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- Mandi Ballinger — primary (person)
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- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-21** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2023-02-22** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2023-02-23** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2023-02-27** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-02-28** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
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- **2024-02-22** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-02-29** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-29** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2024-03-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2024-03-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-14** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2024-03-21** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-21** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2024-03-28** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2024-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-04-23** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-23** Act 479 `executive-signature`
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- **2024-07-01** Effective Date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e32bff17-befa-4267-9ef7-249505c1331b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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