Special district mass transportation sales and use tax; intergovernmental agreements; revise requirements
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 5A of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the special district mass transportation sales and use tax, so as to revise requirements for intergovernmental agreements between counties and qualified municipalities for collection of such tax; to provide for standards for disbursement of proceeds for municipalities absent from an intergovernmental agreement; to revise the maximum amount and time frame for the collection of such tax when an intergovernmental agreement has been entered into between a county and all qualified municipalities; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Jan 12, 2024
Signed May 6, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2024 · House Feb 20, 2024
How they voted
38–1
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 50
Mar 26, 2024
D
Democratic21
66% Yea
R
Republican29
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
7
Committee
3
May 6, 2024
Signed into law
Act 578
upper
May 6, 2024
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Engrossed
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Jan 12, 2024
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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