Georgia Bills

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 15, 2016

HB 760: Stone Mountain Memorial Association; memorials to the Civil War era; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 4 of Article 6 of Chapter 3 of Title 12 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the Stone Mountain Memorial Association, and Code Section 50-3-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to description of state flag, militia to carry flag, defacing public monuments, and obstruction of Stone Mountain, so as to provide for memorials to the Civil War era and the augmenting of such memorials; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 14, 2016

HB 710: "Georgia Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act"; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 30 of the O.C.G.A., relating to disabled persons, so as to provide for the establishment of a qualified ABLE program in this state to enable the contribution of funds to tax-exempt accounts to pay for the qualified expenses of eligible individuals with disabilities; to amend Code Section 48-7-27 of the O.C.G.A., relating to computation of taxable net income; to amend Code Section 50-13-2 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the definitions for purposes of the Georgia Administrative Procedure Act, so as to exclude the Georgia ABLE Program Corporation from the meaning of "agency"; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 14, 2016

HB 733: Excise tax; rooms, lodgings, and accommodations; reduce fee imposed by innkeepers

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to excise tax on rooms, lodgings, and accommodations, so as to reduce the amount of a certain fee imposed by innkeepers and to expand the types of innkeepers that must charge such fee; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 14, 2016

HB 732: Motor vehicles; "super speeder" classification upon conviction of driving a commercial motor vehicle 10 or more miles per hour over posted speed limit; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 9 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to speed restrictions of motor vehicles, so as to provide for "super speeder" classification upon conviction of driving a commercial motor vehicle at a speed of ten or more miles per hour above the posted speed limit; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 14, 2016

HB 740: Income tax; homestead exemption; certain dwellings within a school attendance zone; create tax credit

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to imposition, rate, and composition of and exemptions from income taxes, so as to create an annual tax credit for up to five years for taxpayers who purchase, own, and occupy a dwelling that qualifies for a homestead exemption located within a school attendance zone assigned to a public elementary school that is among the lowest 5 percent of academic achievement public elementary schools in the state; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

introduced · Georgia · House Jan 14, 2016

HB 714: Revenue and taxation; retirement income received as retirement benefits from military service shall not be subject to state income tax; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to revenue and taxation, so as to provide that retirement income received as retirement benefits from military service shall not be subject to state income tax; to increase the excise tax on cigarettes to offset the cost; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for an automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.