Georgia State Senate advances $250 child tax credit bill unanimously

Georgia State Senate Judiciary Chairman Brian Strickland, R-McDonough, stands with his wife, Lindsay Perdue Strickland, as the Senate is sworn in for the 2025 legislative session on Monday, January 13, 2025. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

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This story was updated on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, at 5:56 p.m.

The Georgia State Senate voted unanimously Wednesday to advance a bill to expand tax incentives for parents with young children.

Senate Bill 89 would expand an existing state tax credit for certain child care expenses from 30% to 40% of the federal tax credit and create a new $250 tax credit per child under the age of seven.