# Georgia HB 1159: Income tax; all income received by individuals, corporations, and partnerships under the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program; exempt from taxation

Georgia HB 1159, Income tax; all income received by individuals, corporations, and partnerships under the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program; exempt from taxation, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Shaw Blackmon (Republican), Robert Dickey (Republican), Matthew Gambill (Republican) and 3 others; status signed, last action 2026-05-06 (House Date Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 1159
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Income tax; all income received by individuals, corporations, and partnerships under the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program; exempt from taxation
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-02
- Last action: 2026-05-06, House Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Shaw Blackmon (Republican), Robert Dickey (Republican), Matthew Gambill (Republican), Devan Seabaugh (Republican), Will Wade (Republican), Bruce Williamson (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Ways & Means, Finance, General Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (251 yes, 22 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Georgia tax break for farm aid: benefit, high. For tax years starting on or after January 1, 2025, Georgia excludes qualifying farm aid payments from state taxable income. This covers individuals, corporations, electing S corporations, and partnerships, but only amounts included in federal adjusted gross income or federal taxable income. Farmer…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Shaw Blackmon (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Robert Dickey (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Matthew Gambill (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Devan Seabaugh (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Will Wade (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Bruce Williamson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bo Hatchett (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-18 | Senate | PASSAGE | pass | 51 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026-03-18 | Senate | MOTION TO ENGROSS: HB 376, HB 1159 | pass | 30 | 20 | 5 |
| 2026-03-04 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 170 | 2 | 5 |

## Actions (16)

- 2026-05-06: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2026-05-06: Act 424
- 2026-05-06: Effective Date
- 2026-04-06: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2026-03-18: Senate Engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-03-04: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House)
- 2026-02-18: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House)
- 2026-02-04: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-02-03: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-02-02: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 1159/AP* (v7): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/246484)

## Related bills

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- SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide (signed)
- SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (signed)
- SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact (signed)
- HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish (signed)
- HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact (signed)

## Sources
- [HB 1159/AP* (v7) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/246484)

## Related
- [SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckles…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB160-2025-2026)
- [SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB384-2025-2026)
- [SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Servic…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB76-2025-2026)
- [SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB406-2025-2026)
- [HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1391-2025-2026)
- [HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1344-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1159-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).