Georgia Senate · 2025 Regular Session
HB 136: Expand the tax credit for contributions to foster child support organizations to allow such organizations to include as qualified expenditures wraparound and…
Concur · April 4, 2025 · Yeas 54, nays 0
What the bill does
The bill expands the tax credit for contributions to foster child support organizations, letting them count wraparound and mentorship services for justice-involved youth as qualified expenditures, and expands qualifying wraparound services. It also lets certain insurers use the credits against insurance premium taxes and sets reporting, public website and certification rules, among other changes.
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The bill’s caption, as the Journal prints it with this vote
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.
How each party voted
Majority Leader Steve Gooch voted yea.
Bill
- Bill
- HB 136
- Motion
- Concur
- Date
- April 4, 2025
- Session
- 2025 Regular Session
- Yeas–nays
- Yeas 54, nays 0; 2 didn't vote (2 excused, 0 abstained)
The chamber on this vote
Seats are today's members, liberal to conservative; members who have left aren't shown.
How each member voted
Yea (54)
- John Albers R-56
- Jason Anavitarte R-31
- Lee Anderson R-24
- Brandon Beach R-21
- Tim Bearden R-30
- Matt Brass R-6
- Max Burns R-23
- Bill Cowsert R-46
- Gail Davenport D-17
- Clint Dixon R-45
- Greg Dolezal R-27
- Drew Echols R-49
- Jason Esteves D-35
- Frank Ginn R-47
- Steve Gooch R-51
- Russ Goodman R-8
- Sonya Halpern D-39
- Marty Harbin R-16
- Ed Harbison D-15
- Sally Harrell D-40
- Bo Hatchett R-50
- Billy Hickman R-4
- Mike Hodges R-3
- Chuck Hufstetler R-52
- Kim Jackson D-41
- Donzella James D-28
- Emanuel Jones D-10
- Harold Jones D-22
- RaShaun Kemp D-38
- John Kennedy R-18
- Kay Kirkpatrick R-32
- David Lucas D-26
- Derek Mallow D-2
- Randal Mangham D-55
- Josh McLaurin D-14
- Nikki Merritt D-9
- Colton Moore R-53
- Nan Orrock D-36
- Elena Parent D-44
- Nabilah Parkes D-7
- Chuck Payne R-54
- Sheikh Rahman D-5
- Doc Rhett D-33
- Randy Robertson R-29
- Ed Setzler R-37
- Freddie Sims D-12
- Shawn Still R-48
- Brian Strickland R-42
- Carden Summers R-13
- Blake Tillery R-19
- Larry Walker R-20
- Ben Watson R-1
- Sam Watson R-11
- Kenya Wicks D-34
Excused (2)
- Tonya Anderson D-43
- Rick Williams R-25