2026

Priorities

Please review this page for the latest updates on Lt. Governor Jones’ priorities for the 2026 Legislative Session. This page will be updated as legislation is introduced and moves through the process.

Reducing State Income Tax

  • The next step is eliminating Georgia’s state income tax, giving Georgians a 5% raise so we stay competitive with states like Florida and Tennessee. 
  • Legislation: Senate Bill 476/House Bill 134 - Income Tax Reduction Act of 2026. 
  • Legislation: Senate Bill 477/House Bill 463 - This bill reduces the income rate for individuals to 4.99 percent in the taxable year beginning on January 1, 2026, 4.49 percent for the taxable year beginning on January 1, 2027, and to 3.99 percent for the taxable year beginning on January 1, 2028.

Property Tax Reform

  • Legislation: Senate Bill 382 - would make annual caps on increases in home values mandatory for any jurisdiction that does not already have such a system in place and would eliminate the ability of local governments to opt-out of the annual caps, as current law allows.

“True Patriotism and Universal Student Access Act”

  • Legislation: Senate Bill 552 - would ensure that students’ First Amendment rights to organize, gather, and speak are protected, regardless of their religious, political, or social viewpoints or those of school administrators.

Supporting Foster Children into Adulthood

  • Prioritized the creation of the Senate Study Committee on Additional Services and Resources for Transition Age Youth during the 2025 Legislative Session.
  • During the 2026 Legislative Session, prioritizing the following study committee recommendations:
    • Legislation: Senate Bill 402 - Continue current pilot programs screening foster youth for autism spectrum disorder and collect additional data for the pilot by implementing screening in two additional DFCS regions.
    • Legislation: Senate Bill 431 - Ensure school districts are in compliance with enrollment requirements.
    • Legislation: Senate Resolution 622 - Joint Study Committee on Evaluating Escalating Costs in Georgia's Foster Care System.
    • Appropriate necessary funding for Senate Bill 85, the Georgia Foster Care Scholarship.
    • Review current reimbursement rates, delivery options, and supervision requirements for Advanced Behavioral Analysis treatment for autism spectrum disorder.
    • Fully leveraging federal resources, including President Trump’s Fostering the Future for American Children and Families Executive Order. 

Reaffirming Commitment to Parents and Students

  • Legislation: Senate Bill 446 - codifies action taken by Governor Brian Kemp on January 20, 2026, to opt Georgia into a new federal tax credit for donations to school choice programs as outlined in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”
  • Legislation: Senate Bill 497 - expands existing protections afforded to Georgia students and parents in public schools by ensuring that parents are notified any time their child receives services at school, including counseling or medical services. 

Expanding School Choice to Foster Care Families

  • Legislation: Senate Bill 152 - expands eligibility for the Georgia Promise Scholarship to biological and adoptive children of foster care parents.