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GA HB 7

withdrawn

Income tax; workforce-ready graduates employed in high-tech full-time jobs in rural counties; provide tax credit

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Quick answers

Did GA HB 7 pass?

No. GA HB 7 was withdrawn on 2026-02-26 and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2026-02-26): House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

What is GA HB 7 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 the imposition, rate, computation, exemptions, and credits relative to income taxes, so as to provide for a tax credit for workforce-ready graduates employed in high-tech full-time jobs in rural counties in this state; to require the Department of Labor to establish certain criteria; to provide for conditions and limitations; to provide for definitions; to provide for rules and regulations and forms; 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 7?

Dar'shun Kendrick is the primary sponsor of GA HB 7.

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 the imposition, rate, computation, exemptions, and credits relative to income taxes, so as to provide for a tax credit for workforce-ready graduates employed in high-tech full-time jobs in rural counties in this state; to require the Department of Labor to establish certain criteria; to provide for conditions and limitations; to provide for definitions; to provide for rules and regulations and forms; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-01-13
Latest action
2026-02-26 — House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Dar'shun Kendrickprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-13

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2025-01-14

    House First Readers

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  3. 2025-01-15

    House Second Readers

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  4. 2025-03-03

    House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

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  5. 2025-04-04

    House Withdrawn, Recommitted

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  6. 2026-02-26

    House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

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Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69287

Attribution

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