GA HB715 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on March 29 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-02-26 - House Withdrawn, Recommitted
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding specific, business, and occupation taxes, so as to eliminate gross receipts as a criterion for classifying businesses and practitioners for purposes of calculating the occupation tax levied by local governments; to remove inapplicable references; to require that the proceeds of local government regulatory fees be used to pay for regulatory activity and not general operations; to remove provisions authorizing calculation of regulatory fees for new construction, renovation, and other construction projects; to remove provisions authorizing alternative occupation tax rates for practitioners of certain professions and occupations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Title

Revenue and taxation; gross receipts as a criterion for classifying businesses and practitioners for purposes of calculating the occupation tax levied by local governments; eliminate

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History

DateChamberAction
2020-02-26HouseHouse Withdrawn, Recommitted
2020-02-25HouseHouse Postponed
2020-02-21HouseHouse Committee Favorably Reported
2020-01-13HouseHouse Second Readers
2019-04-02HouseHouse First Readers
2019-03-29HouseHouse Hopper

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Bill Comments

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