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GA SB 31

died on adjournment

Income Taxes; all income received as retirement benefits derived from service in the armed forces of the United States or the reserve components; exempt from taxation

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

Quick answers

Did GA SB 31 pass?

No. GA SB 31 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 (2025-03-06): House Second Readers

What is GA SB 31 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to exempt from taxation all income received as retirement benefits derived from service in the armed forces of the United States or the reserve components thereof; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA SB 31?

Greg Dolezal, Steve Gooch, John F. Kennedy and 13 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 31.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to exempt from taxation all income received as retirement benefits derived from service in the armed forces of the United States or the reserve components thereof; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-01-27
Latest action
2025-03-06 — House Second Readers
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Greg Dolezalprimary
  • Steve Goochprimary
  • John F. Kennedyprimary
  • Jason Anavitarteprimary
  • Kay Kirkpatrickprimary
  • Ed Setzlerprimary
  • Marty Harbinprimary
  • Billy Hickmanprimary
  • Chuck Payneprimary
  • Carden Summersprimary
  • Sam Watsonprimary
  • Chuck Hufstetlerprimary
  • Colton Mooreprimary
  • Ben Watsonprimary
  • Mike Hodgesprimary
  • Michael 'Doc' Rhettprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-27

    Senate Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2025-01-28

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-02-26

    Senate Committee Favorably Reported

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2025-02-27

    Senate Read Second Time

    reading-2

  5. 2025-03-03

    Senate Engrossed

    passage

  6. 2025-03-03

    Senate Third Read

    reading-3

  7. 2025-03-03

    Senate Passed/Adopted

    passage

  8. 2025-03-04

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  9. 2025-03-06

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Vote #117 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2025-03-03 · pass · 53-1

    Member-level votes (54)
    • ALBERS: yes
    • ANAVITARTE: yes
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • BEACH: yes
    • BEARDEN: yes
    • BRASS: yes
    • BURNS: yes
    • COWSERT: yes
    • DAVENPORT: yes
    • DIXON: yes
    • DOLEZAL: yes
    • ECHOLS: yes
    • ESTEVES: yes
    • GINN: yes
    • GOOCH: yes
    • GOODMAN: yes
    • HALPERN: yes
    • HARBIN: yes
    • HARBISON: yes
    • HARRELL: yes
    • HATCHETT: yes
    • HICKMAN: other
    • HODGES: other
    • HUFSTETLER: yes
    • JACKSON: yes
    • JAMES: yes
    • JONES: yes
    • JONES II: yes
    • KEMP: yes
    • KENNEDY: yes
    • KIRKPATRICK: yes
    • LUCAS: no
    • MALLOW: yes
    • MANGHAM: yes
    • MCLAURIN: yes
    • MERRITT: yes
    • MOORE: yes
    • ORROCK: yes
    • PARENT: yes
    • PARKES: yes
    • PAYNE: yes
    • RAHMAN: yes
    • RHETT: yes
    • ROBERTSON: yes
    • SETZLER: yes
    • SIMS: yes
    • STILL: yes
    • STRICKLAND: yes
    • SUMMERS: yes
    • TILLERY: yes
    • WALKER, III: yes
    • WATSON: yes
    • WICKS: yes
    • WILLIAMS: yes

  • Senate Vote #115 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2025-03-03 · pass · 33-23

    Member-level votes (54)
    • ALBERS: yes
    • ANAVITARTE: yes
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • BEACH: yes
    • BEARDEN: yes
    • BRASS: yes
    • BURNS: yes
    • COWSERT: yes
    • DAVENPORT: no
    • DIXON: yes
    • DOLEZAL: yes
    • ECHOLS: yes
    • ESTEVES: no
    • GINN: yes
    • GOOCH: yes
    • GOODMAN: yes
    • HALPERN: no
    • HARBIN: yes
    • HARBISON: no
    • HARRELL: no
    • HATCHETT: yes
    • HICKMAN: yes
    • HODGES: yes
    • HUFSTETLER: yes
    • JACKSON: no
    • JAMES: no
    • JONES: no
    • JONES II: no
    • KEMP: no
    • KENNEDY: yes
    • KIRKPATRICK: yes
    • LUCAS: no
    • MALLOW: no
    • MANGHAM: no
    • MCLAURIN: no
    • MERRITT: no
    • MOORE: yes
    • ORROCK: no
    • PARENT: no
    • PARKES: no
    • PAYNE: yes
    • RAHMAN: no
    • RHETT: no
    • ROBERTSON: yes
    • SETZLER: yes
    • SIMS: no
    • STILL: yes
    • STRICKLAND: yes
    • SUMMERS: yes
    • TILLERY: yes
    • WALKER, III: yes
    • WATSON: yes
    • WICKS: no
    • WILLIAMS: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69543

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