Revenue and taxation; issuance of special event tobacco permits to licensed dealers; provisions
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to taxes on tobacco products, so as to provide for the issuance of special event tobacco permits to licensed dealers authorizing off-premise sales of certain tobacco products at special events or temporary locations; to provide for such permits, a fee and limitations as to the validity period; to provide for the promulgation of certain rules and regulations by the state revenue commissioner; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
House Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2018
Last action Feb 23, 2018
Floor votes · House Feb 22, 2018
How they voted
37–8
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 47
Feb 22, 2018
D
Democratic19
52% Yea
R
Republican28
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Feb 23, 2018
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 22, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 14, 2018
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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