Georgia Senate Bill 251 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Introduced on February 23 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-24 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate 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 provide for a referendum; to provide for a limitation on the collection of a tax for transportation purposes in certain instances; to amend Code Section 48-8-6 of the O.C.G.A., 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; levy of a retail sales and use tax by DeKalb County; public transportation of passengers for hire through Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

Sen. Gloria Butler [D]	Sen. Brandon Beach [R]	Sen. Elena Parent [D]	Sen. Steve Henson [D]
Sen. Emanuel Jones [D]	Sen. Tonya Anderson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-24	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2017-02-23	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/50954
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/166427