# Georgia HB 987: Voluntary Portable Benefit Plan Act; enact

Georgia HB 987, Voluntary Portable Benefit Plan Act; enact, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Victor Anderson (Republican), Carter Barrett (Republican), Mike Cameron (Republican) and 2 others; status signed, last action 2026-07-01 (Effective Date) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 987
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Voluntary Portable Benefit Plan Act; enact
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-15
- Last action: 2026-07-01, Effective Date
- Sponsors: Victor Anderson (Republican), Carter Barrett (Republican), Mike Cameron (Republican), Todd Jones (Republican), Brad Thomas (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Industry and Labor, Insurance and Labor, General Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (153 yes, 54 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New benefit accounts for independent contractors: benefit, low. Georgia allows anyone, including app-based businesses, to voluntarily fund benefit accounts that contractors own and control and account providers manage. Money can cover health, unemployment, disability, or life insurance, retirement benefits, related services, or other expenses the contractor cho…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Victor Anderson (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Carter Barrett (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Mike Cameron (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Todd Jones (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Brad Thomas (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Shawn Still (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-20 | Senate | PASSAGE | pass | 44 | 1 | 5 |
| 2026-02-17 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 109 | 53 | 8 |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-07-01: Effective Date
- 2026-05-11: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2026-05-11: Act 466
- 2026-04-06: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2026-03-20: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-02-17: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2026-01-29: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2026-01-27: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-01-16: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-01-15: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 987/AP* (v3): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/246936)

## Related bills

- SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty (signed)
- SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide (signed)
- SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (signed)
- SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact (signed)
- HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish (signed)
- HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact (signed)

## Sources
- [HB 987/AP* (v3) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/246936)

## Related
- [SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckles…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB160-2025-2026)
- [SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB384-2025-2026)
- [SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Servic…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB76-2025-2026)
- [SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB406-2025-2026)
- [HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1391-2025-2026)
- [HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1344-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB987-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).