Prohibit guaranteed income programs
House Bill 604, also known as the "Work Protection Act," aims to establish statewide uniformity by prohibiting local governments from creating or administering guaranteed income programs. The bill defines a guaranteed income program as one providing regular, unearned cash payments to individuals for any purpose, excluding programs requiring work or training. It prevents political subdivisions, such as counties and cities, from adopting related ordinances or rules. The Attorney General is authorized to issue cease and desist orders and pursue legal action against any local government that violates this prohibition.
Bill status
died
2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Failed
Mar 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 20, 2025
Last action May 20, 2025
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LC1796.pdf
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HB0604_1.pdf
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MINOR
The bill was renumbered from LC 1796 to HB 604.1 and the sponsor list was updated. The substantive policy text regarding the prohibition of local guaranteed income programs and the amendment to state law remains unchanged.
Scope change
No change in scope or applicability; the bill's subject matter and legal effect are identical to the previous version.
TECHNICAL
The bill number was changed from LC 1796 to HB 604.1, and the list of sponsors was updated.
Floor votes · House Mar 6, 2025
How they voted
45–53
Failed · 2 other
Total votes 100
Mar 6, 2025
D
Democratic42
97% Nay
R
Republican58
77% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Mar 6, 2025
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (45-53-2)
house
Feb 28, 2025
Amended
(H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Local Government
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Local Government
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Braxton Mitchell
RRepublican
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