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GA HB 565

died on adjournment

Income tax; increase annual aggregate limit for tax credits available for qualified education donations

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Quick answers

Did GA HB 565 pass?

No. GA HB 565 died when the 2025-26 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-24): House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

What is GA HB 565 about?

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 income tax imposition, rate, computation, exemptions, and credits, so as to increase the annual aggregate limit for tax credits available for qualified education donations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA HB 565?

Rick Townsend, Lehman Franklin, Rob Leverett and 2 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 565.

Description

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 income tax imposition, rate, computation, exemptions, and credits, so as to increase the annual aggregate limit for tax credits available for qualified education donations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-02-20
Latest action
2026-02-24 — House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Rick Townsendprimary
  • Lehman Franklinprimary
  • Rob Leverettprimary
  • Beth Campprimary
  • Scott Hiltonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-20

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2025-02-21

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2025-02-24

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

  4. 2026-02-24

    House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    committee-passage-favorable

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70618

Attribution

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