Sales and Use Taxes; equalized homestead option sales and use taxes; provide certain restrictions
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sales and use taxes, so as to provide certain restrictions with regard to equalized homestead option sales and use taxes; to provide for limitations on the collection of certain other taxes while such equalized homestead option sales and use tax is being levied; to provide for the sales on which such tax may be levied; to provide limitation on the use of special purpose local option sales taxes which are levied in conjunction with an equalized homestead option sales and use tax; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
House Passage
Mar 2017
Signed into Law
May 2017
Introduced Feb 10, 2017
Signed May 8, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 8, 2017
Signed into law
Act 206
upper
May 8, 2017
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 30, 2017
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 28, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 24, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Mar 22, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 27, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted As Amended
upper
Feb 27, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Engrossed
upper
Feb 23, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported As Amended
upper
Feb 14, 2017
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Cowsert
RRepublican
P
David Shafer
RRepublican
P
Fran Millar
RRepublican
P
Jeff Mullis
RRepublican
P
John Albers
RRepublican
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