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GA SB 465

died on adjournment

Income Taxes; business enterprises that hire illegal aliens for large-scale projects from claiming certain tax credits associated with such projects; disqualify

Georgia · 2025_26 · upper

Quick answers

Did GA SB 465 pass?

No. GA SB 465 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 (2026-03-10): House Second Readers

What is GA SB 465 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 imposition, rate, computation, exemptions, and credits relative to income taxes, so as to disqualify business enterprises that hire illegal aliens for large-scale projects from claiming certain tax credits associated with such projects; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA SB 465?

Steve Gooch, Drew Echols, Frank Ginn and 18 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 465.

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 imposition, rate, computation, exemptions, and credits relative to income taxes, so as to disqualify business enterprises that hire illegal aliens for large-scale projects from claiming certain tax credits associated with such projects; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2026-02-05
Latest action
2026-03-10 — House Second Readers
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Steve Goochprimary
  • Drew Echolsprimary
  • Frank Ginnprimary
  • Randy Robertsonprimary
  • Russ Goodmanprimary
  • Billy Hickmanprimary
  • Carden Summersprimary
  • Rick Williamsprimary
  • Marty Harbinprimary
  • Matt Brassprimary
  • Jason T. Dickersonprimary
  • Timothy Beardenprimary
  • Bill Cowsertprimary
  • Max Burnsprimary
  • Bo Hatchettprimary
  • Greg Dolezalprimary
  • Shawn Stillprimary
  • Blake Tilleryprimary
  • Ben Watsonprimary
  • Lee Andersonprimary
  • Jason Anavitarteprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-05

    Senate Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2026-02-06

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-26

    Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2026-03-03

    Senate Read Second Time

    reading-2

  5. 2026-03-04

    Senate Engrossed

    passage

  6. 2026-03-06

    Senate Tabled

  7. 2026-03-06

    Senate Taken from Table

  8. 2026-03-06

    Senate Third Read

    reading-3

  9. 2026-03-06

    Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

    passage

  10. 2026-03-09

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  11. 2026-03-10

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Vote #615 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2026-03-04 · pass · 31-22

    Member-level votes (53)
    • ALBERS: yes
    • ANAVITARTE: yes
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • BEARDEN: yes
    • BRASS: yes
    • BURNS: yes
    • COWSERT: yes
    • DAVENPORT: no
    • DICKERSON: yes
    • DIXON: yes
    • DOLEZAL: yes
    • ECHOLS: other
    • GINN: yes
    • GOOCH: yes
    • GOODMAN: yes
    • HALPERN: no
    • HARBIN: yes
    • HARBISON: no
    • HARRELL: no
    • HATCHETT: yes
    • HICKMAN: yes
    • HODGES: yes
    • HOWARD: no
    • HUFSTETLER: yes
    • JACKSON: no
    • JAMES: no
    • JONES: no
    • JONES II: no
    • KEMP: no
    • KIRKPATRICK: yes
    • LUCAS: no
    • MALLOW: no
    • MANGHAM: no
    • MCLAURIN: no
    • MCNEEL: yes
    • MERRITT: no
    • ORROCK: no
    • PARENT: no
    • PARKES: other
    • 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

  • Senate Vote #667 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2026-03-06 · pass · 49-0

    Member-level votes (53)
    • ALBERS: yes
    • ANAVITARTE: yes
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • BEARDEN: yes
    • BRASS: yes
    • BURNS: other
    • COWSERT: yes
    • DAVENPORT: yes
    • DICKERSON: yes
    • DIXON: yes
    • DOLEZAL: yes
    • ECHOLS: yes
    • GINN: yes
    • GOOCH: yes
    • GOODMAN: yes
    • HALPERN: yes
    • HARBIN: yes
    • HARBISON: yes
    • HARRELL: yes
    • HATCHETT: other
    • HICKMAN: other
    • HODGES: other
    • HOWARD: yes
    • HUFSTETLER: yes
    • JACKSON: yes
    • JAMES: yes
    • JONES: yes
    • JONES II: yes
    • KEMP: yes
    • KIRKPATRICK: yes
    • LUCAS: yes
    • MALLOW: yes
    • MANGHAM: yes
    • MCLAURIN: yes
    • MCNEEL: yes
    • MERRITT: yes
    • ORROCK: yes
    • PARENT: yes
    • PARKES: yes
    • PAYNE: yes
    • RAHMAN: yes
    • RHETT: yes
    • ROBERTSON: yes
    • SETZLER: other
    • SIMS: yes
    • STILL: yes
    • STRICKLAND: yes
    • SUMMERS: yes
    • TILLERY: yes
    • WALKER, III: yes
    • WATSON: yes
    • WICKS: yes
    • WILLIAMS: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72895

Attribution

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