HB 1285 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Sales and use tax; limit number of local sales and use taxes by authorizing counties; revise provisions

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 revise provisions limiting the number of local sales and use taxes by authorizing counties to collect an enhanced homestead option sales tax as well as a local option sales tax; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 11, 2026 Last action Mar 9, 2026
Floor votes · House Mar 7, 2026

How they voted

8650
Passed · 15 other
Total votes 151
Mar 7, 2026
D Democratic64
5 Yea 50 Nay 9
78% Nay
R Republican87
81 Yea 6
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 7, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (86-50-15)
house
Mar 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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