Georgia · Senate Bill 71 · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Income Taxes; taxable net income compensation of athletes for the use of the athlete's name, image, or likeness; exempt

SB 71 Sponsored by Brandon Beach Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 3, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 4, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to exempt from taxable net income compensation of athletes for the use of the athlete's name, image, or likeness; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Every action

2 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. SenateSenate Hopper
  2. CommitteeSenate Read and Referred · Senate Finance

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 4 cosponsors: 4 Republicans.

All 4 cosponsors

From Georgia's official records (www.legis.ga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.