Georgia House Bill 461

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Enrolled on April 3 2024 - 75% progression
Action: 2024-04-03 - House Sent to Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding specific, business, and occupation taxes, so as to require that the proceeds of local government regulatory fees be used to pay for regulatory activity and not general operations; to revise the list of professions which may be subject to such regulatory fees; to remove certain provisions authorizing calculation of regulatory fees for renovation and other construction projects; to provide for refunds in certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Revenue and taxation; proceeds to local government regulatory fees be used to pay for regulatory activity and not general operations; require

Rep. Brad Thomas [R]	Rep. Martin Momtahan [R]	Rep. Dale Washburn [R]	Rep. Vance Smith [R]
Rep. Clint Crowe [R]	Sen. Billy Hickman [R]

2024-03-28 - House - Agree To Senate Substitute: House Vote #845 (Y: 175 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-03-21 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #739 (Y: 46 N: 4 NV: 1 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2024-03-21 - Senate - Motion To Engross: Hb 461, Hb 1090: Senate Vote #713 (Y: 32 N: 16 NV: 4 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2024-02-12 - House - Passage: House Vote #459 (Y: 163 N: 0 NV: 10 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-03	House	House Sent to Governor
2024-03-28	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2024-03-21	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2024-03-21	Senate	Senate Third Read
2024-03-21	Senate	Senate Engrossed
2024-03-13	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2024-03-08	Senate	Senate Recommitted
2024-02-29	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2024-02-27	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2024-02-13	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2024-02-12	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2024-02-12	House	House Third Readers
2024-02-01	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2023-02-21	House	House Second Readers
2023-02-16	House	House First Readers
2023-02-16	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64534
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/215105
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/222834
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/223741
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/225737
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/227017
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/229531
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64534#22863
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64534#24385
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64534#24411
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/64534#24587