Voluntary Portable Benefit Plan Act; enact
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to employment security, so as to provide for portable benefit plans and portable benefit accounts for independent contractors; to provide for definitions; to provide for voluntary contributions; to provide for independent contractors to opt in to withholdings; to provide for independent contractors to opt out at any time; to exclude voluntary contributions from establishing the classification of employer or employment; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Jan 15, 2026
Signed May 11, 2026
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LC 52 0908/a
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HB 987/AP*
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The bill's title was updated to reflect that it has passed both the House and Senate, and the bill number designation was changed from 'LC 52 0908' to 'LC 52 0908/AP' to indicate its current status in the legislative process. These changes are primarily administrative and technical, confirming the bill's progression through the legislative chambers without altering its substantive policy content.
TECHNICAL
Updated the bill title to include '(AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)' and changed the bill identifier to 'LC 52 0908/AP' to reflect its current legislative status.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 20, 2026 · House Feb 17, 2026
How they voted
37–1
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 47
Mar 20, 2026
D
Democratic18
83% Yea
R
Republican29
75% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
Act 466
upper
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brad Thomas
RRepublican
P
Carter Barrett
RRepublican
P
Mike Cameron
RRepublican
P
Todd Jones
RRepublican
P
Victor Anderson
RRepublican
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