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2025-2026 Regular Session

HB266

Income tax; exempt income received as personal compensation for full-time duty in the active military service of the United States

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 for state income tax, so as to exempt from state income tax income received as personal compensation for full-time duty in the active military service of the United States; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Legislative progress

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House committee substitute March 6, 2025 Senate committee substitute March 13, 2025 Sent to Governor April 10, 2025 Governor approved May 13, 2025 Became law May 13, 2025

Recorded floor votes

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

March 6, 2025 · House

Passage: House Vote #264

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

171 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 7 absent

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March 21, 2025 · Senate

Motion To Engross: Hb 266, Hb 426: Senate Vote #266

Passed

32 yea–22 nay · 1 not voting · 1 absent

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March 21, 2025 · Senate

Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #269

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

53 yea–2 nay · 1 absent

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March 31, 2025 · House

Agree To Senate Sub As Am: House Vote #364

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

164 yea–0 nay · 5 not voting · 11 absent

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April 2, 2025 · Senate

Agree To House Amendment To Senate Substitute As Amended: Senate Vote #412

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

52 yea–0 nay · 4 not voting

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April 4, 2025 · House

Agree To Senate Amend To Ham To Ssub: House Vote #419

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

167 yea–0 nay · 3 not voting · 10 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. State Effective Date 2025-07-01
  2. State Act 181
  3. House House Date Signed by Governor
  4. House House Sent to Governor
  5. House House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
  6. Senate Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As Amended
  7. House House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
  8. Senate Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
  9. Senate Senate Third Read
  10. Senate Senate Engrossed
  11. Senate Senate Read Second Time
  12. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  13. Senate Senate Read and Referred
  14. House House Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
  15. House House Third Readers
  16. House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  17. House House Second Readers
  18. House House First Readers
  19. House House Hopper
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