SB 31 Georgia Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

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

Summary

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.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 27, 2025 Last action Mar 6, 2025

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Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2025

How they voted

52–1

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 55

Mar 3, 2025

D Democratic22

21 Yea 1 Nay

95% Yea

R Republican33

31 Yea 2

93% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Passed/Adopted

upper

Mar 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Engrossed

upper

Feb 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Favorably Reported

upper

Jan 28, 2025

Committee

Senate Read and Referred

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Introduced

Senate Hopper

upper

16 primary · 0 co-sponsors