Georgia House Bill 235 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 10 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-04-14 - House Withdrawn, Recommitted
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government, so as to provide for the establishment of job creation and convention services areas within certain parts of the state; to provide criteria for the determination of such areas based on the existence of convention and tourist attraction facilities; to authorize the levy of state sales and use taxation within such areas for the purpose of enhanced infrastructure upon approval by the commissioner of community affairs; to provide an exemption from other sales and use taxation for sales and uses subject to such state taxation; to provide for effective dates and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Job Creation and Convention Services Area Act of 2011; enact

Rep. Benjie Harbin [R]

Rep. Ron Stephens [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-04-14		House Withdrawn, Recommitted
2011-03-10		House Committee Favorably Reported
2011-02-15		House Second Readers
2011-02-10		House First Readers

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/32659
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb235_LC_36_1732_a_2.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb235_LC_36_1841S_hs_4.htm