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
86–50
Passed · 15 other
Total votes 151
Mar 7, 2026
D
Democratic64
78% Nay
R
Republican87
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
Sponsors
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