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2025-2026 Regular Session

HB689

Housing; establish a homelessness prevention program

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 5 of Chapter 3 of Title 8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to housing trust fund for the homeless, so as to establish a homelessness prevention program; to provide for an application process and minimum standards; to provide for the use of certain funds; to provide for disbursements; to require contracts and assurances; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Current disposition
Pending: Senate
Last status date
March 31, 2026
Last status update
Senate Tabled
Author
Kasey Carpenter
Co-sponsors
Lisa CampbellScott HiltonWilliam WerkheiserSpencer FryeMary OliverJason T. Dickerson

Legislative progress

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House committee reassignment April 4, 2025 Senate committee substitute March 25, 2026
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Recorded floor votes

2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

February 25, 2026 · House

Passage: House Vote #554

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

148 yea–11 nay · 13 not voting · 5 absent

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March 31, 2026 · Senate

Motion To Table Remaining Legislation On The Rules Calendar: Senate Vote #912

Passed

39 yea–10 nay · 2 not voting · 3 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. Senate Senate Tabled
  2. Senate Senate Read Second Time
  3. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  4. Senate Senate Read and Referred
  5. House House Passed/Adopted View roll call
  6. House House Third Readers
  7. House House Committee Favorably Reported
  8. House House Withdrawn, Recommitted
  9. House House Committee Favorably Reported
  10. House House Second Readers
  11. House House First Readers
  12. House House Hopper
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1989267
LegiScan session ID
2167
Source file
var/states/georgia/source/legiscan/2167-841ad2a0e705/bill/HB689.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:17:01+00:00