Voluntary Portable Benefit Plan Act; enact
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “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;” Read the full text
2025-2026 regular session
What it does
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 classif
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
House Hopper · Jan 15, 2026
House First Readers · Jan 16, 2026
House Second Readers · Jan 27, 2026
House Committee Favorably Reported · Jan 29, 2026
House Third Readers · Feb 17, 2026
House Passed/Adopted · Feb 17, 2026
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 18, 2026
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 18, 2026
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 19, 2026
Senate Third Read · Mar 20, 2026
Senate Passed/Adopted · Mar 20, 2026
House Sent to Governor · Apr 6, 2026
House Date Signed by Governor · May 11, 2026
Act 466 · May 11, 2026
Effective Date · Jul 1, 2026
The numbers
6
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
PASSAGESenate · 2026-03-20 · yea 44, nay 1, notVoting 5, excused 6
PASSAGEHouse · 2026-02-17 · yea 109, nay 53, notVoting 8, excused 10
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Georgia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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