Georgia Senate Bill 232 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on March 7 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-07 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 9 of Title 32 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mass transportation, so as to remove the suspension period for the use of proceeds from the sales and use tax by a public transit system; to amend Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sales and use taxes, so as to exempt certain counties and municipalities from payment of the tax for a specified period; to remove restrictions on the local share of proceeds for districts that are conterminous with a metropolitan planning organization; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Mass Transportation; remove the suspension period; use of proceeds from sales/use tax by a public transit system

Sen. Vincent Fort [D]

Sen. Donzella James [D]

Sen. Emanuel Jones [D]

Sen. Horacena Tate [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-07		Senate Read and Referred

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/33519
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/sb232_As_introduced_LC_34_2972_2.htm