STATE BILLGA HB 1159PASSED

Income tax; all income received by individuals, corporations, and partnerships under the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program; exempt from taxation

State of Georgia

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, computation, exemptions, and credits relative to income taxes, so as to exempt from taxation all income received by individuals, corporations, and partnerships under the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program of the United States Department of Agriculture; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Status
Passed
Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date
May 6, 2026
190 days ago
Current chamber
House of Representatives
Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
GA HB 1159 · PassedMay 6

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Bill details

Last action
Effective Date 2026-05-06 · May 6, 2026

Sponsors

MGMatthew GambillRepresentative · Republican · HD-015Primary sponsor
DSDevan SeabaughRepresentative · Republican · HD-034Primary sponsor
WWWill WadeRepresentative · Republican · HD-009Primary sponsor
SBShaw BlackmonRepresentative · Republican · HD-146Primary sponsor
BWBruce WilliamsonRepresentative · Republican · HD-112Primary sponsor
RDRobert DickeyRepresentative · Republican · HD-134Primary sponsor
BHBo HatchettSenator · Republican · SD-050

Bill history

Newest first.

May 6, 2026Effective Date 2026-05-06
May 6, 2026Act 424
May 6, 2026House Date Signed by GovernorHouse
Apr 6, 2026House Sent to GovernorHouse
Mar 18, 2026Senate Passed/AdoptedSenate
Mar 18, 2026Senate Third ReadSenate
Mar 18, 2026Senate EngrossedSenate
Mar 16, 2026Senate Read Second TimeSenate
Show 8 earlier actions
Mar 12, 2026Senate Committee Favorably ReportedSenate
Mar 6, 2026Senate Read and ReferredSenate
Mar 4, 2026House Passed/Adopted By SubstituteHouse
Mar 4, 2026House Third ReadersHouse
Feb 18, 2026House Committee Favorably Reported By SubstituteHouse
Feb 4, 2026House Second ReadersHouse
Feb 3, 2026House First ReadersHouse
Feb 2, 2026House HopperHouse

Recorded votes

Passage: House Vote #615Mar 4, 2026 · House · 170 yea · 2 nayPassed
Motion To Engross: Hb 376, Hb 1159: Senate Vote #729Mar 18, 2026 · Senate · 30 yea · 20 nayPassed
Passage: Senate Vote #733Mar 18, 2026 · Senate · 51 yea · 0 nayPassed

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