Motor fuel tax; electricity delivered by certain electric vehicle charging stations; provide exception
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 9 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to motor fuel tax, so as to provide for an exception for collection of motor fuel taxes relative to electricity delivered by certain electric vehicle charging stations; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 26, 2025
Signed May 13, 2025
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MINOR
This bill revises the effective date for certain EV charging station tax provisions from January 1, 2026 to January 1, 2027, and clarifies definitions for exempt special fuel. The changes extend the timeline for when nonprofit organizations operating EV charging stations on federal interstate rights of way will be exempt from certain taxes.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include an amendment to an existing 2023 Act, and the effective date for regulatory and tax provisions was delayed by one year.
TIMELINE
The effective date for the Department of Agriculture's regulatory authority and tax provisions was changed from January 1, 2026 to January 1, 2027.
DEFINITION
A new definition for 'exempt special fuel' was added to clarify that it refers to electricity dispensed from qualifying nonprofit EV charging stations on federal interstate rights of way.
ELIGIBILITY
The exemption criteria for nonprofit EV charging stations were refined to explicitly exclude the consumption, use, or sale of exempt special fuel from the general definition of electricity consumed as motor fuel.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 2, 2025 · House Mar 6, 2025
How they voted
31–23
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 55
Apr 2, 2025
D
Democratic22
100% Nay
R
Republican33
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
8
Committee
5
Amendments
1
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
Act 188
upper
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Introduced
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Engrossed
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Mar 28, 2025
Committee
Senate Recommitted
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rick Jasperse
RRepublican
P
Scott Hilton
RRepublican
P
Scott Holcomb
DDemocratic
P
Todd Jones
RRepublican
P
Vance Smith
RRepublican
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