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2025-2026 Regular Session

SB89

Income Taxes; amount of a tax credit based on the federal tax credit for certain child and dependent care expenses; increase

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.

Legislative progress

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House committee reassignment March 16, 2026 House committee substitute March 18, 2026

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 19, 2025 · Senate

Motion To Engross: Sb 45, Sb 59, Sb 89, And Sr 56: Senate Vote #63

Passed

31 yea–21 nay · 1 not voting · 3 absent

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February 19, 2025 · Senate

Passage: Senate Vote #67

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

49 yea–0 nay · 1 not voting · 6 absent

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Committee referrals

February 5, 2025 · Senate

Finance

Instrument history

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  1. House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  2. House House Withdrawn, Recommitted
  3. House House Second Readers
  4. House House First Readers
  5. Senate Senate Passed/Adopted
  6. Senate Senate Third Read
  7. Senate Senate Engrossed
  8. Senate Senate Read Second Time
  9. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported
  10. Senate Senate Read and Referred
  11. Senate Senate Hopper
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