| HB 0152 |
Neutral | Counties Must Report Alcohol Citations |
Duncan, Geoff 26th |
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7/1/2016 |
Effective Date |
RegI |
RI&Util |
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| Counties with "bars" (defined as an establishment deriving 75% or more its annual revenue from the sale of alcoholic beverages) in unincorporated areas must adopt a policy and process to provide notice to the Department of Revenue within 45 days of any disciplinary action. Disciplinary action is any citation or arrest on the premises against the holder of an alcoholic beverage permit or license for violations of state law or local ordinance related to the manufacture, distribution or sale of alcoholic beverages at a bar. The DOR Commissioner shall make available a reporting method. Bar bouncers must be 21 or older, and nobody under age 21 can enter said bars. Lastly, this bill makes the sale of powdered alcohol (or "palcohol") illegal in Georgia. |
| HB 0390 |
Neutral | Sales Tax Exemption on Food Donations |
Duncan, Geoff 26th |
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2/20/2015 |
House Second Readers |
W&M |
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| This bill reinstates, for new 5 year periods, the previously expired state and local sales tax exemptions for food and food ingredients which are: 1) donated to a nonprofit agency and used for hunger relief purposes; or 2) donated following a natural disaster and used for disaster relief purposes. |
| HB 0911 |
Support | Georgia Agriculture Tax Exemption (GATE) Oversight |
Duncan, Geoff 26th |
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3/24/2016 |
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
W&M |
FIN |
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| The current substitute to this bill (LC 34 4942S) makes several changes to the Georgia Agriculture Tax Exemption (GATE) Program: 1) authorizes a three year renewal instead of an annual renewal; 2) changes the gross revenue threshold to get the exemption from $2,500 to $5,000; 3) requires the retailer to annually verify gate cards and separately identify on the receipt exempt from non-exempt purchases; and 4) establishes an income tax credit for qualified agricultural producers. The bill would go into effect January 1, 2017. |
| HB 0919 |
Support | Tax Credits for Rural Health Care Organizations Providing Indigent Care |
Duncan, Geoff 26th |
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2/26/2016 |
Senate Read and Referred |
W&M |
H&HS |
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| This legislation provides for tax credits for contributions to rural "health care organizations," defined as health organizations located in rural counties, participating in both Medicaid and Medicare, providing health care to primarily indigent patients, and receiving at least 10 percent of their gross net revenues from the treatment of indigent patients. Aggregate tax credits are capped at $100 million per year. NOTE: The language of this bill was added to SB 258. |
