2025-2026 Regular Session

SR493

Children First Trust Fund; creation; authorize General Assembly - CA

A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by law for the creation of a Children First Trust Fund; to provide for the investment and reinvestment of a portion of the moneys appropriated into such fund; to provide that returns on such investments shall be used for financial assistance for child care services; to provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.

Current disposition: Pending: Senate Children and Families
Last status date: March 31, 2025
Last status update: Senate Read and Referred
Pending committee: Children and Families
Author: Derek Mallow
Co-sponsors: Sonya HalpernJason EstevesKim Jackson Harold Jones Nan Orrock Michael Rhett Elena Parent Josh McLaurin Sally Harrell Donzella James RaShaun Kemp

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Committee referrals

March 31, 2025 · Senate

Children and Families

Instrument history

This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.

March 31, 2025
Senate Senate Read and Referred
March 28, 2025
Senate Senate Hopper

Source provenance

LegiScan bill ID: 2016647
LegiScan session ID: 2167
Source file: var/states/georgia/source/legiscan/2167-841ad2a0e705/bill/SR493.json
Package observed: 2026-07-17T02:17:01+00:00