Georgia House Bill 386 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 15 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-17 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 32 of the O.C.G.A., relating to mass transportation, so as to provide for the levy of a retail sales and use tax by DeKalb County for the purpose of providing public transportation of passengers for hire through the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority; to amend Code Section 48-8-6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to prohibition of political subdivisions from imposing various taxes and ceiling on local sales and use taxes, so as to provide for an exception to the 2 percent limitation on local sales and use taxes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Mass transportation; DeKalb County levy a retail sales and use tax for providing public transportation through MARTA; provisions

Rep. Billy Mitchell [D]

Rep. Howard Mosby [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-17	House	House Second Readers
2017-02-16	House	House First Readers
2017-02-15	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/50621
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/165423