GA SB 477
died on adjournmentIncome Taxes; personal income tax rate; reduce
Georgia · 2025_26 · upper
Quick answers
Did GA SB 477 pass?
No. GA SB 477 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 (2026-02-18): House Second Readers
What is GA SB 477 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 reduce the personal income tax rate; to revise provisions relative to annual reductions of the income tax; to reduce the rates of taxation on corporate and partnership income; to increase the amount of the standard deduction from state taxable income for individuals; 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 477?
Blake Tillery, Larry Walker, III, Jason Anavitarte and 27 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 477.
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 reduce the personal income tax rate; to revise provisions relative to annual reductions of the income tax; to reduce the rates of taxation on corporate and partnership income; to increase the amount of the standard deduction from state taxable income for individuals; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-06
- Latest action
- 2026-02-18 — House Second Readers
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Blake Tilleryprimary
- Larry Walker, IIIprimary
- Jason Anavitarteprimary
- Steve Goochprimary
- Randy Robertsonprimary
- Greg Dolezalprimary
- Shawn Stillprimary
- Bo Hatchettprimary
- Chuck Hufstetlerprimary
- Bill Cowsertprimary
- Ben Watsonprimary
- Mike Hodgesprimary
- Chuck Payneprimary
- Kay Kirkpatrickprimary
- Carden Summersprimary
- Russ Goodmanprimary
- Max Burnsprimary
- Rick Williamsprimary
- Drew Echolsprimary
- Jason T. Dickersonprimary
- Timothy Beardenprimary
- Clint Dixonprimary
- Lee Andersonprimary
- Brian Stricklandprimary
- Marty Harbinprimary
- Ed Setzlerprimary
- Billy Hickmanprimary
- Frank Ginnprimary
- Matt Brassprimary
- Sam Watsonprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-02-06
Senate Hopper
introduction
2026-02-09
Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee
2026-02-10
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-11
Senate Read Second Time
reading-2
2026-02-12
Senate Engrossed
passage
2026-02-12
Senate Third Read
reading-3
2026-02-12
Senate Passed/Adopted
passage
2026-02-17
House First Readers
reading-1
2026-02-18
House Second Readers
reading-2
Versions
Documents
Votes
Senate Vote #545 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2026-02-12 · pass · 31-14
Member-level votes (52)
- ALBERS: yes
- ANAVITARTE: yes
- ANDERSON: yes
- BEARDEN: yes
- BRASS: yes
- BURNS: yes
- COWSERT: yes
- DAVENPORT: no
- DICKERSON: yes
- DIXON: yes
- DOLEZAL: yes
- ECHOLS: yes
- GINN: yes
- GOOCH: yes
- GOODMAN: yes
- HALPERN: no
- HARBIN: yes
- HARBISON: other
- HARRELL: other
- HATCHETT: yes
- HICKMAN: yes
- HODGES: yes
- HOWARD: no
- HUFSTETLER: yes
- JACKSON: no
- JAMES: no
- JONES: other
- JONES II: no
- KEMP: no
- KIRKPATRICK: yes
- LUCAS: other
- MALLOW: no
- MANGHAM: other
- MCLAURIN: no
- MERRITT: no
- ORROCK: no
- PARENT: no
- PARKES: no
- PAYNE: yes
- RAHMAN: other
- RHETT: other
- ROBERTSON: yes
- SETZLER: yes
- SIMS: other
- STILL: yes
- STRICKLAND: yes
- SUMMERS: yes
- TILLERY: yes
- WALKER, III: yes
- WATSON: yes
- WICKS: other
- WILLIAMS: yes
Senate Vote #542 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2026-02-12 · pass · 31-21
Member-level votes (52)
- ALBERS: yes
- ANAVITARTE: yes
- ANDERSON: yes
- BEARDEN: yes
- BRASS: yes
- BURNS: yes
- COWSERT: yes
- DAVENPORT: other
- DICKERSON: yes
- DIXON: yes
- DOLEZAL: yes
- ECHOLS: yes
- 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
- MERRITT: no
- ORROCK: no
- PARENT: no
- PARKES: no
- PAYNE: yes
- RAHMAN: other
- 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.
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