Taxes on Tobacco Products; issuance of special event tobacco permits; authorizing off-premise sales of certain tobacco products; provide
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
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
House Passage
Jun 2020
Signed into Law
Jul 2020
Introduced Feb 20, 2019
Signed Jul 29, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Jul 29, 2020
Signed into law
Act 509
upper
Jul 29, 2020
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Jun 18, 2020
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Mar 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 21, 2019
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
22 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Cowsert
RRepublican
P
Burt Jones
RRepublican
P
Butch Miller
RRepublican
P
Chuck Payne
RRepublican
P
David Lucas
DDemocratic
P
Ed Harbison
DDemocratic
P
Ellis Black
RRepublican
P
Emanuel Jones
DDemocratic
P
Freddie Sims
DDemocratic
P
Harold Jones
DDemocratic
P
Jeff Mullis
RRepublican
P
Jennifer Jordan
DDemocratic
P
Jesse Stone
RRepublican
P
John Kennedy
RRepublican
P
John Wilkinson
RRepublican
P
Larry Walker
RRepublican
P
Lee Anderson
RRepublican
P
Lindsey Tippins
RRepublican
P
Matt Brass
RRepublican
P
Mike Dugan
RRepublican
P
Randy Robertson
RRepublican
P
Steve Henson
DDemocratic
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