Committee
Georgia Senate Finance Committee
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committee members
Vice Chair
John Albers (R)
Jason Anavitarte (R)
Ex Officio
Lee Anderson (R)
Ex Officio
Bill Cowsert (R)
Ex Officio
Greg Dolezal (R)
Steve Gooch (R)
Sonya Halpern (D)
Marty Harbin (R)
Secretary
Billy Hickman (R)
Mike Hodges (R)
Chair
Chuck Hufstetler (R)
Nan Orrock (D)
Doc Rhett (D)
Shawn Still (R)
Ex Officio
Blake Tillery (R)
| Bill | Bill Name | Progress | Referral Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB52 | Ad valorem tax; qualified disabled veterans; extend homestead exemption to unremarried surviving spouses or minor children | Crossed Over | 03/10/2025 |
| HB66 | Ad valorem tax; expand definition of rental motor vehicle | Crossed Over | 03/03/2025 |
| HB79 | Firearm Safe Handling and Secure Storage Tax Credit Act; enact | Crossed Over | 03/06/2025 |
| HB90 | Revenue and taxation; increase maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation as a bona fide conservation use property | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/21/2025 |
| HB111 | Income tax; reduce rate of tax | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/10/2025 |
| HB112 | Income tax; one-time tax credit for taxpayers who filed returns for both 2023 and 2024 taxable years; provide | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/10/2025 |
| HB134 | Sales and use tax; manufactured homes; revise and expand exemption | Crossed Over | 02/27/2025 |
| HB136 | Income tax; contributions to foster child support organizations; expand tax credit | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/26/2025 |
| HB141 | Revenue and taxation; allow businesses and practitioners to provide affidavits of certified public accountants in lieu of tax returns | Crossed Over | 03/04/2025 |
| HB144 | Income tax; certain medical preceptor rotations; revise tax credit | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/06/2025 |
| HB153 | Sales and use tax; maintenance and replacement parts for certain machinery used to mix or transport concrete; extend exemption sunset date | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/26/2025 |
| HB165 | Income tax credit; business enterprises for leased motor vehicles; repeal and reserve | Crossed Over | 03/04/2025 |
| HB169 | Ad valorem tax; breach of a covenant for bona fide conservation use related to solar generation of energy; limit exceptions | Crossed Over | 02/28/2025 |
| HB186 | Revenue and taxation; eliminate title ad valorem tax fee requirement for certain inherited vehicles | Crossed Over | 03/04/2025 |
| HB223 | Revenue and taxation; exclude from the calculation of taxable net income certain disaster relief or assistance grant program payments for agricultural losses suffered due to Hurricane Helene | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/19/2025 |
| HB229 | Sales and use tax; exempt materials used in construction of capital outlay projects for educational purposes; provisions | Crossed Over | 03/04/2025 |
| HB248 | Income tax; tax credit for certain expenses incurred by taxpayers for certain geothermal machinery installations at residential dwellings; provide | Crossed Over | 03/10/2025 |
| HB266 | Income tax; exempt income received as personal compensation for full-time duty in the active military service of the United States | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/10/2025 |
| HB290 | Revenue and taxation; Internal Revenue Code and Internal Revenue Code of 1986; revise terms and incorporate certain provisions of federal law into Georgia law | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/04/2025 |
| HB297 | Ad valorem tax; define multipurpose off-highway vehicle; provisions | Crossed Over | 03/06/2025 |
| HB328 | Revenue and taxation; increase annual aggregate limit for tax credits available for certain contributions to student scholarship organizations | Crossed Over | 03/10/2025 |
| HB370 | Ad valorem tax; school districts; state-wide base year homestead exemption; provisions | Crossed Over | 03/10/2025 |
| HB425 | Revenue and taxation; purchase of an emergency power generator to convenience stores and grocery stores; provide tax credit | Crossed Over | 03/10/2025 |
| HB429 | Ad valorem tax; exempt vehicles owned by a natural person for which a title was issued before March 1, 2013 | Crossed Over | 03/10/2025 |
| HB439 | Revenue and taxation; revise deductions allowed to dealers | Crossed Over | 03/10/2025 |
| HB463 | Ad valorem tax; certain senior citizens who volunteer with local governments; provide homestead exemption | Crossed Over | 03/06/2025 |
| HB511 | Insurance; deductions from taxable income for contributions by taxpayers to catastrophe savings accounts and interest earned on such accounts; provide | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/10/2025 |
| HB532 | Conservation and natural resources; grants and special revenue disbursements; revise provisions | Vetoed | 03/10/2025 |
| HB586 | Revenue and taxation; intangible recording tax; revise notes | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/10/2025 |
| HR32 | General Assembly; increase maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation as a bona fide conservation use property - CA | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/04/2025 |
| HR42 | General Assembly; motor fuel and diesel fuel taxes; ratify Governor Brian P. Kemp's Executive Orders | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/19/2025 |
| SB2 | State Income Tax; exclude tips from taxation | In Committee | 01/14/2025 |
| SB24 | Ad Valorem Taxation of Property; extension of preferential assessment periods for certain historic properties; provide | In Committee | 01/27/2025 |
| SB26 | State Income Taxes; with regard to military retirement income, to determine and apply a cost-of-living adjustment to the amount of allowable retirement pay; require the state revenue commissioner | In Committee | 01/27/2025 |
| SB31 | 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 | Crossed Over | 01/28/2025 |
| SB43 | Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; the maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation; increase | In Committee | 01/29/2025 |
| SB45 | Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; the maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation; increase | Crossed Over | 01/29/2025 |
| SB47 | Sales and Use Taxes; sales of firearms, ammunition, gun safes, and related accessories during an 11 day period each year; exempt | Crossed Over | 01/29/2025 |
| SB52 | "Timberlands Recovery, Exemption, and Earnings Stability (TREES) Act"; enact | Crossed Over | 01/29/2025 |
| SB59 | Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; a limitation on leased property; remove | Crossed Over | 01/30/2025 |
| SB67 | Income Taxes; income tax credit equal to 20 percent of the federal earned income tax credit; provide | In Committee | 02/03/2025 |
| SB71 | Income Taxes; taxable net income compensation of athletes for the use of the athlete's name, image, or likeness; exempt | In Committee | 02/04/2025 |
| SB89 | Income Taxes; amount of a tax credit based on the federal tax credit for certain child and dependent care expenses; increase | Crossed Over | 02/05/2025 |
| SB115 | Sales and Use Taxes; clothing and school related supplies during the second week of August each year; exempt sales | In Committee | 02/06/2025 |
| SB129 | "Georgia Supporting those Who Sacrificed for Service Act"; enact | Crossed Over | 02/11/2025 |
| SB141 | Revenue and Taxation; the appeal and protest period from 30 days to 45 days for tax assessments; extend | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/12/2025 |
| SB168 | Individual Tax Rates; reduction of the state income tax over time; revise provisions | In Committee | 02/18/2025 |
| SB183 | Sales and Use Taxes; certain baby products from taxation; exempt | In Committee | 02/18/2025 |
| SB187 | State Income Tax; amount of tax credits available for qualified caregiving expenses; increase | In Committee | 02/19/2025 |
| SB266 | "College Success 529 Expansion Act"; enact | In Committee | 02/27/2025 |
| SB297 | Sales and Use Taxes; certain menstrual discharge collection devices; create an exemption | In Committee | 02/28/2025 |
| SB304 | Ad Valorem Taxation; direct payments to property owners whose property was damaged or destroyed as a result of a certain natural disaster; provide | In Committee | 02/28/2025 |
| SB306 | Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; impending expiration to be sent via certified mail; require notices | In Committee | 02/28/2025 |
| SB382 | Ad Valorem Taxation; make the state-wide base year homestead exemption mandatory for all political subdivisions | Crossed Over | 01/13/2026 |
| SB387 | Revenue and Taxation; state income tax in its entirety; repeal | In Committee | 01/13/2026 |
| SB403 | Unclaimed Property; property is presumed abandoned; provide for exceptions | Crossed Over | 01/16/2026 |
| SB408 | State Sales and Use Taxes; data center equipment sales and use tax exemption; advance the sunset date | In Committee | 01/16/2026 |
| SB410 | State Sales and Use Taxes; the data center equipment sales and use tax exemption; repeal | In Committee | 01/16/2026 |
| SB430 | Taxes; certain military museums qualify as destination marketing organizations and private sector nonprofit organizations; provide | In Committee | 01/29/2026 |
| SB432 | Education; nonlapsing revenue of institutions of the University System of Georgia and units of the Technical College System of Georgia; extend automatic repeals | In Committee | 01/29/2026 |
| SB436 | Counties, Municipal Corporations; local governments and political subdivisions from entering into nondisclosure agreements regarding electricity usage or water usage of any entity; prohibit | In Committee | 01/29/2026 |
| SB446 | Student Scholarship Organizations; State of Georgia to participate in the federal tax credit program for contributions of individuals to scholarship granting organizations; provide | In Committee | 02/03/2026 |
| SB448 | State Income Taxes; tax credits for low income buildings; certain senior living facilities to acquire and maintain sufficient emergency and standby power systems to provide for the safety and welfare of residents at such facility; require | In Committee | 02/03/2026 |
| SB453 | "Rural Incentive Act"; enact | In Committee | 02/03/2026 |
| SB465 | Income Taxes; business enterprises that hire illegal aliens for large-scale projects from claiming certain tax credits associated with such projects; disqualify | In Committee | 02/06/2026 |
| SR55 | Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation; increase -CA | In Committee | 01/29/2025 |
| SR56 | Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation; increase -CA | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/29/2025 |
| SR386 | Senate State FairTax Study Committee; create | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 03/13/2025 |
| SR668 | General Assembly; the assessment of property taxes on property; electronic equipment primarily used to process, store, or transmit digital information and data; authorize | In Committee | 02/03/2026 |