Income tax credit; interactive entertainment companies; change certain provisions
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to imposition, rate, computation, and exemptions from state income taxes, so as to change certain provisions regarding the income tax credit for interactive entertainment companies; to remove the sunset on such exemptions; to add an exemption for certain prereleased products; to provide for a new state income tax credit for qualified postproduction expenditures of postproduction companies; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
House Passage
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Mar 2017
Signed into Law
Apr 2017
Introduced Jan 31, 2017
Signed Apr 25, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Apr 25, 2017
Signed into law
Act 26
upper
Apr 25, 2017
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 30, 2017
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 24, 2017
Introduced
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
lower
Mar 22, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Mar 22, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Engrossed
upper
Mar 16, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 27, 2017
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 24, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 21, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chuck Efstration
RRepublican
P
Jay Powell
RRepublican
P
Terry Rogers
RRepublican
P
Trey Rhodes
RRepublican
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