| HB 0201 |
Watch | Telephone System for the Physically Impaired |
Parsons, Don 44th |
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3/18/2015 |
Senate Read and Referred |
EU&T |
RI&Util |
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| The latest House substitute to this bill (LC 36 2721S) makes changes to the laws for providing telephone service to the physically impaired. |
| HB 0289 |
Support | Sales Tax Exemption for Mass Transit |
Parsons, Don 44th |
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4/2/2015 |
House Withdrawn, Recommitted |
W&M |
- | - |
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| The current House substitute to this bill (LC 34 4579S) extends the existing motor fuel tax exemption for public mass transit vehicles and for public campus transportation systems for an additional year (through June 30, 2016). It has been withdrawn and recommitted. |
| HB 0487 |
Oppose | Sales Tax Exemption for Data Centers |
Parsons, Don 44th |
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3/2/2015 |
House Second Readers |
W&M |
- | - |
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| This bill provides exemptions from state and local sales tax for a period of ten years for electricity and equipment used for data centers. Although the legislative intent provision refers only to state sales taxes, the electricity exemption would in fact apply to all local sales taxes except ESPLOST and the equipment exemption would in fact apply to all local sales taxes. It should also be noted that electricity which is exempted under this new provision will not be subject to the local energy excise tax. |
| HB 0557 |
Oppose | Emergency Telephone 9-1-1 System |
Parsons, Don 44th |
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3/9/2015 |
House Second Readers |
EU&T |
- | - |
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| This legislation requires counties to collect the 9-1-1 surcharge from the phone companies, but send it to the state. Counties that properly file a report with the state would be eligible to receive a portion of the 9-1-1 fees based upon a formula that considers population and the number of jurisdictions that properly filed their report. This bill also gives the Department of Revenue the ability to audit service providers. Additionally it raises the prepaid 911 fee to $1.50 across the board. PLEASE REVIEW THIS BILL AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO dnesbit@accg.org. |
| HB 0653 |
Oppose | Transfer of Tax Executions |
Parsons, Don 44th |
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3/26/2015 |
House Second Readers |
W&M |
- | - |
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| This legislation revises the procedures regarding transfer of tax executions. A property owner would be able to take out a loan from a private company to pay their delinquent taxes, and tax commissioners would be required to transfer the tax execution to the company making the loan until it is paid off. The transfered tax execution would take priority over any other lien including subsequent tax executions issued in future years. |
