SB477Introduced in the Senate
Income Taxes; personal income tax rate; reduce
Introduced by Blake Tillery, District 19
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official 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.
Where it stands
House Second Readers
February 18, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
SenateStage: Passage: Senate Vote #545 · February 12, 2026
31
Yes
14
No
9
Absent or Not Voting
54 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Watson | 1 | Yes |
| Derek Mallow | 2 | No |
| Mike Hodges | 3 | Yes |
| Billy Hickman | 4 | Yes |
| Sheikh Rahman | 5 | Absent |
| Matt Brass | 6 | Yes |
| Nabilah Islam Parkes | 7 | No |
| Russ Goodman | 8 | Yes |
| Nikki Merritt | 9 | No |
| Emanuel Jones | 10 | Not Voting |
Bill history
Senate Hopper
Senate Read and Referred
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate Read Second Time
Senate Engrossed
Senate Third Read
Senate Passed/Adopted
House First Readers
House Second Readers
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