2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB7: Income tax; workforce-ready graduates employed in high-tech full-time jobs in rural counties; provide tax credit

Legislative Summary

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 provide for a tax credit for workforce-ready graduates employed in high-tech full-time jobs in rural counties in this state; to require the Department of Labor to establish certain criteria; to provide for conditions and limitations; to provide for definitions; to provide for rules and regulations and forms; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

1/13/2025
House Hopper
House of Representatives
1/14/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
1/15/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/3/2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/13/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text3/3/202580.7 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/13/202580.9 KB