Bill Text: GA SR28 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

Georgia Senate Resolution 28 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Senate State Fair Tax Study Committee; create

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-15 - Senate Committee Favorably Reported [SR28 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-SR28-Comm_Sub.html

12 LC 34 3313S

The Senate Finance Committee offered the following substitute to SR 28:

A RESOLUTION

Creating the Senate State Fair Tax Study Committee; to provide for duties and responsibilities of the committee; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, Georgia is reviewing its taxation structure and the appropriateness of its various forms of taxation; and

WHEREAS, one of the ideas for tax reform nationally is the implementation of the Fair Tax; and

WHEREAS, the implementation of the Fair Tax at the state level should be considered as one of the methods of reforming the current system of taxation in Georgia; and

WHEREAS, it would be beneficial for a study to be undertaken of the Fair Tax on the state level to determine if it would be appropriate for Georgia.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that there is created the Senate State Fair Tax Study Committee to be composed of the chairperson of the Senate Finance Committee and four members of the Senate to be appointed by the President of the Senate. The chairperson of the Senate Finance Committee shall serve as chairperson of the committee. The committee shall meet at the call of the chairperson.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee shall undertake a study of the conditions, needs, issues, and problems mentioned above or related thereto and recommend any action or legislation which the committee deems necessary or appropriate. The committee may conduct such meetings at such places and at such times as the chairperson may deem necessary or convenient to enable it to exercise fully and effectively its powers, perform its duties, and accomplish the objectives and purposes of this resolution. The members of the committee shall receive the allowances authorized for legislative members of interim legislative committees from the funds appropriated to the Senate but shall receive the same for not more than five days unless additional days are authorized. All other funds necessary to carry out the provisions of this resolution shall come from funds appropriated to the Senate.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in the event the committee makes a report of its findings and recommendations, with suggestions for proposed legislation, if any, such report shall be made on or before December 31, 2012. The committee shall stand abolished on December 31, 2012.