ATLANTA — The Georgia House of Representatives passed a one-time $250 credit for residents in early March, and now the Georgia Senate has done the same.
House Bill 112 would, if signed by Gov. Brian Kemp, provide Georgians who filed tax returns for 2023 and 2024 a $250 to $500 tax credit, with the amount dependent on filing status for residents.
The Georgia Senate passed the tax credit unanimously.
Now that the Senate has passed the bill, it heads to the governor’s desk for a pass or veto. If Kemp approves the measure, it would be the third consecutive year for state income tax rebates under House Bill 112.
The bill already passed unanimously in the House with no votes against it.
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State Sen. Bo Hatchett, a Cornelia Republican who carried the bill on Kemp’s behalf, said that “at a time of sky-high prices,” the bills are “putting money back in the hands of Georgians.”
Separately, the Georgia General Assembly also passed legislation lowering the state income rate to 5.19%, which also passed 30 to 23.
Georgia Democrats supported the tax credit but pushed back on the tax rate cut, saying the benefits would go to the richest taxpayers and sap the state of revenue to pay for needed services.
“It delivers outsized benefits to Georgians already at the top of the income ladder, who earn the highest incomes,” Sen. Elena Parent, an Atlanta Democrat, told the Associated Press. “So no, we should not be passing this bill. We should stop telling lies about hardworking Georgians because we don’t care about them.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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