| HB 0679 |
Oppose | Ad valorem taxation; subject to referendum approval, all crop dusters shall be exempt; provide |
Cheokas, Mike 138th |
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1/13/2014 |
House Second Readers |
W&M |
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| HB 0741 |
Support | Septage Land Application Sites - Consistent with Local Zoning |
Kevin Tanner |
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4/23/2014 |
House Date Signed by Governor |
NR&E |
NR&E |
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| This legislation requires those applying for septage land application permits to provide the EPD with a letter verifying that the proposed site complies with a jurisdiction's local zoning and land use ordinances. If a public hearing is held in the application process, it must occur in the same jurisdiction where the proposed site is to be located. |
| HB 0793 |
Oppose | Locals Cannot Accept Any Federal Funds Without State Permission |
Scot Turner |
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1/24/2014 |
House Second Readers |
GAff |
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| This legislation prohibits counties from receiving any federal funds, whether direct dollars, loans or grants, unless the Generally Assembly has "expressly and specifically" approved the acceptance. |
| HB 0983 |
Support | GATE - Amendments to the Georgia Agriculture Sales Tax Exemption |
Tom McCall |
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1/1/2015 |
Effective Date |
W&M |
FIN |
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| This bill provides additional restrictions and clarification on who and what is eligible to receive the sales tax exemption on agricultural related purchases. It requires the commissioner of agriculture to use certain designated criteria to determine eligibility and provides limits on GATE card issuance by: - Eliminating eligibility of real property contractors
- Eliminating eligibility solely for the ownership of land in CUVA
- Eliminating eligibility for businesses that sell or provide services for domestic pets
- Defines the IRS forms that must be used to prove farm income
- Clarifies that the Department of Revenue has rule making and audit authority over the program.
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| HR 0360 |
Neutral | Joint Select Committee on Budget Dependence on Federal Funding; create |
Spencer, Jason 180th |
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2/19/2013 |
House - House Second Readers |
App |
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| This legislation creates a Joint Select Committee on Budget Dependence on Federal Funding. The committee will study the percentage of the state budget funded by federal money, as well as the impact of federal fiscal policy reducing or eliminating federal funding for state governments. |
| SB 0145 |
Neutral | Additional Permitted Uses of Conservation Use Covenant (CUVA) Property |
Heath, Bill 31st |
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7/1/2013 |
Senate - Effective Date |
W&M |
FIN |
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This bill would permit farm weddings and not for profit equestrian performance events on property in a conservation use covenant without violating the terms of the covenant. The property must have been enrolled in the covenant for at least one year.
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| SB 0351 |
Neutral | Soil and Water Conservation Commission - Move to Dept. of Agriculture |
Rick Jeffares |
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2/17/2014 |
Senate Read Second Time |
- | AG&CA |
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| This legislation moves the state Soil and Water Conservation Commission to the Department of Agriculture for administrative purposes. |
