HB 448 Georgia House · 2019-2020 Regular Session

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
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This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
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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
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