GA HB500 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Introduced on February 18 2025 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-03-06 - House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 18 2025 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-03-06 - House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 9 of Chapter 4 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the "Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Act," so as to increase access to and amount of benefits; to revise a definition; to increase the lifetime maximum for benefits; to revise the income and resources of an applicant that may be considered to determine eligibility; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Title
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Act; increase access to and amount of benefits
Sponsors
| Rep. Sharon Cooper [R] | Rep. Tyler Smith [R] | Rep. Beth Camp [R] | Rep. Scott Hilton [R] |
| Rep. Kim Schofield [D] | Rep. Michelle Au [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-06 | House | House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| 2025-04-04 | House | House Withdrawn, Recommitted |
| 2025-02-26 | House | House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| 2025-02-20 | House | House Second Readers |
| 2025-02-19 | House | House First Readers |
| 2025-02-18 | House | House Hopper |
