"Income Tax Reduction Act of 2026"; enact
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 33 and Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to insurance and revenue and taxation, respectively, so as to reduce the personal income tax rate; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2026
Last action Feb 18, 2026
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The bill text was updated to reflect its official status as 'AS PASSED SENATE,' indicating it has successfully completed the Senate's review and is ready for the next stage of the legislative process. No substantive policy changes, such as new funding, altered eligibility criteria, or modified definitions, were identified in this specific text segment.
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Added the header 'AS PASSED SENATE' to indicate the bill has been approved by the Senate.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 12, 2026
How they voted
32–15
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 51
Feb 12, 2026
D
Democratic20
75% Nay
R
Republican31
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Engrossed
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 6, 2026
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
31 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ben Watson
RRepublican
P
Bill Cowsert
RRepublican
P
Billy Hickman
RRepublican
P
Blake Tillery
RRepublican
P
Bo Hatchett
RRepublican
P
Brian Strickland
RRepublican
P
Carden Summers
RRepublican
P
Chuck Hufstetler
RRepublican
P
Chuck Payne
RRepublican
P
Clint Dixon
RRepublican
P
David Lucas
DDemocratic
P
Drew Echols
RRepublican
P
Ed Setzler
RRepublican
P
Frank Ginn
RRepublican
P
Greg Dolezal
RRepublican
P
Jason Anavitarte
RRepublican
P
John Albers
RRepublican
P
Kay Kirkpatrick
RRepublican
P
Larry Walker
RRepublican
P
Lee Anderson
RRepublican
P
Marty Harbin
RRepublican
P
Matt Brass
RRepublican
P
Max Burns
RRepublican
P
Mike Hodges
RRepublican
P
Randy Robertson
RRepublican
P
Rick Williams
RRepublican
P
Russ Goodman
RRepublican
P
Sam Watson
RRepublican
P
Shawn Still
RRepublican
P
Steve Gooch
RRepublican
P
Tim Bearden
RRepublican
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