HB 768 Georgia House · 2015-2016 Regular Session

Handicapped persons; ABLE program establishment to use tax exempt accounts to pay for qualified expenses of eligible individuals with disabilities; provisions

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 30 of the O.C.G.A., relating to disabled persons, so as to provide for the establishment of a qualified ABLE program in this state to enable the contribution of funds to tax-exempt accounts to pay for the qualified expenses of eligible individuals with disabilities; to amend Code Section 48-7-27 of the O.C.G.A., relating to computation of taxable net income; to amend Code Section 50-13-2 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the definitions for purposes of the Georgia Administrative Procedure Act, so as to exclude the Georgia ABLE Program Corporation from the meaning of "agency"; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2016
Committee Review
Mar 2016
House Passage
Feb 2016
Senate Passage
Mar 2016
Signed into Law
May 2016
Introduced Jan 14, 2016 Signed May 3, 2016
Floor votes · House Feb 23, 2016

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
2
May 3, 2016
Signed into law
Act 519
upper
May 3, 2016
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 24, 2016
Introduced
Senate Receded from Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 16, 2016
Introduced
House Disagreed Senate Amend or Sub
lower
Mar 14, 2016
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended
upper
Mar 10, 2016
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 24, 2016
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 23, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 17, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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