Excise tax; rooms, lodgings, and accommodations; revise definition of innkeeper to include lodging facilitators
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to excise tax on rooms, lodgings, and accommodations, so as to revise the definition of "innkeeper" to include lodging facilitators; to expand the levy of a nightly excise tax to include all rooms, lodgings, and accommodations furnished for value to the public by innkeepers; to define the term "lodging facilitator"; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 22, 2019
Last action Mar 13, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Mar 13, 2020
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 12, 2020
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Karla Drenner
DDemocratic
P
Mark Newton
RRepublican
P
Matt Dollar
RRepublican
P
Ron Stephens
RRepublican
P
Spencer Frye
DDemocratic
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