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HB1039 • 2025

Georgia Equitable Economic Development Act; enact

Georgia Equitable Economic Development Act; enact

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Sponsor
Davis, Viola
Last action
2026-01-29
Official status
House Second Readers
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

While the bill creates a commission, its specific members and meeting schedules are mentioned only generally in the summary text without detailed definitions.

Georgia Equitable Economic Development Act

This bill creates a new fund and program to invest state money in impoverished communities, establishes rules for spending that money, and sets up an oversight commission.

What This Bill Does

  • Creates the Georgia Corrective Investment and Pilot Expansion Fund.
  • Establishes the Small Business Access and Resiliency Program.
  • Forms the Joint Legislative Oversight Commission on Georgia United Investment to manage these efforts.
  • Sets criteria and limitations for when money can be given out from the new fund.
  • Requires yearly accounting and reporting of how funds are used.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Impoverished communities across Georgia
  • Small businesses in those areas

Limits and Unknowns

  • The text does not state the total amount of money in the new fund.
  • The specific criteria for which communities qualify as impoverished are not listed here.
  • The effective date when this law begins is not provided.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-29 Georgia General Assembly

    House Second Readers

Official Summary Text

Georgia Equitable Economic Development Act; enact