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GA SB465

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/6/2026

Primary Sponsor

Steve Gooch

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Business enterprises that hire illegal aliens (as defined in Code Section 16-11-201) and claim those hires as the basis for large-scale project tax credits are disqualified from receiving any such credits

  • Tax credits of $5,250 annually per new eligible full-time employee job for five years remain available to qualifying businesses, but credits cannot exceed the business's actual tax liability against quarterly or monthly payments

  • The large-scale project tax credit program sunsets on July 1, 2031, with no new credits allowed against income taxes after that date

  • Businesses with applications approved before July 1, 2031 may continue claiming credits for the remainder of their five-year eligibility period

  • Employers must make health insurance coverage available to employees in new full-time positions to qualify for the credit, though they are not required to pay for any portion of that coverage

Legislative Description

Income Taxes; business enterprises that hire illegal aliens for large-scale projects from claiming certain tax credits associated with such projects; disqualify

Last Action

House Second Readers

3/10/2026

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means3/9/2026
Finance2/6/2026

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