Georgia Dream Expansion and Housing Affordability Act of 2026; enact
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Department of Community Affairs, so as to provide for maximum loan amounts for certain home buying assistance programs; to provide for loan structure and forgiveness; to provide for certain qualifications for eligibility; to provide for certain minimum fund allocation; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
introduced
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 23, 2026
Last action Mar 27, 2026
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Total actions
3
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0
Committee
0
Mar 23, 2026
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Billy Mitchell
DDemocratic
P
Debra Bazemore
DDemocratic
P
Derrick Jackson
DDemocratic
P
Jasmine Clark
DDemocratic
P
Teddy Reese
DDemocratic
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