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2025-2026 Regular Session

HB1159

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

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.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
May 6, 2026
Last status update
House Date Signed by Governor
Author
Matthew Gambill
Co-sponsors
Devan SeabaughWill WadeShaw BlackmonBruce WilliamsonRobert DickeyBo Hatchett

Legislative progress

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House committee substitute February 18, 2026 Sent to Governor April 6, 2026 Governor approved May 6, 2026 Became law May 6, 2026
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Recorded floor votes

3 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

March 4, 2026 · House

Passage: House Vote #615

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

170 yea–2 nay · 2 not voting · 3 absent

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March 18, 2026 · Senate

Motion To Engross: Hb 376, Hb 1159: Senate Vote #729

Passed

30 yea–20 nay · 3 not voting · 1 absent

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March 18, 2026 · Senate

Passage: Senate Vote #733

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

51 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 1 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. State Effective Date 2026-05-06
  2. State Act 424
  3. House House Date Signed by Governor
  4. House House Sent to Governor
  5. Senate Senate Passed/Adopted
  6. Senate Senate Third Read
  7. Senate Senate Engrossed
  8. Senate Senate Read Second Time
  9. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported
  10. Senate Senate Read and Referred
  11. House House Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
  12. House House Third Readers
  13. House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  14. House House Second Readers
  15. House House First Readers
  16. House House Hopper
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
2104398
LegiScan session ID
2167
Source file
var/states/georgia/source/legiscan/2167-841ad2a0e705/bill/HB1159.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:17:01+00:00