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type: "Bill"
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title: "Income tax; contributions to foster child support organizations; expand tax credit"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to income taxes, so as to expand the tax credit for contributions to foster child support organizations to allow such organizations to include as qualified expenditures wraparound and mentorship services for justice involved youth; to expand the wraparound services that are qualified expenditures; to provide for such tax credits to be used by certain insurance companies against insurance premium tax liability; to provide for conditions and limitations; to provide for reporting and public website requirements; to provide for certifying and decertifying qualified organizations; to provide for information sharing and limitations thereof; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; 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: "2025_26"
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identifier: "HB 136"
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citation: "Georgia HB 136 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["MINORS", "REVENUE AND TAXATION"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Brent Cox", "Brian Prince", "Mark Newton", "Shaw Blackmon", "Sheila Jones", "Trey Rhodes"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2025-01-27"
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last_action: "2025-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b9050d14-30aa-430f-b4ef-ce13526c1451"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "3edd1d69221498d7adcc6970551d7d1be41f863730f52d391236c9ddc2fda454"
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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 136 (2025_26) — Income tax; contributions to foster child support organizations; expand tax credit
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to income taxes, so as to expand the tax credit for contributions to foster child support organizations to allow such organizations to include as qualified expenditures wraparound and mentorship services for justice involved youth; to expand the wraparound services that are qualified expenditures; to provide for such tax credits to be used by certain insurance companies against insurance premium tax liability; to provide for conditions and limitations; to provide for reporting and public website requirements; to provide for certifying and decertifying qualified organizations; to provide for information sharing and limitations thereof; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; 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. **Floor Amendment AM 50 0114** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/238209.pdf)
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2. **HB 136/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/239327.pdf)
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3. **LC 50 1004/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/230372.pdf)
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4. **LC 50 1130S Fiscal Note** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/237884.pdf)
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5. **LC 50 1130S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/233665.pdf)
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6. **LC 50 1130S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/232866.pdf)
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7. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 50 1259S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/237470.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #449 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **54–0** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #320 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **50–0** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #314 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **31–21** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #397 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **163–4** (pass) · lower
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- House Vote #75 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **170–2** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Brent Cox — primary (person)
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- Brian Prince — primary (person)
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- Mark Newton — primary (person)
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- Shaw Blackmon — primary (person)
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- Sheila Jones — primary (person)
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- Trey Rhodes — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-27** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-01-28** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-01-29** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-19** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-24** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2025-02-24** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2025-02-26** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-27** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-27** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-28** Senate Engrossed `passage`
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- **2025-03-28** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-28** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2025-04-02** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
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- **2025-04-04** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2025-04-10** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-13** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-13** Act 182 `executive-signature`
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- **2025-07-01** 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/b9050d14-30aa-430f-b4ef-ce13526c1451`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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