| HB 0048 |
Negotiating | Exempt Public Mass Transit Vehicles and School Buses from State Motor Fuel Tax |
Carl Gilliard |
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1/30/2019 |
House Second Readers |
Ways and Means |
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| This legislation exempts public mass transit vehicles, public school systems (school buses) and public campus transportation systems from the state motor fuel excise tax. |
| HB 0105 |
Neutral | Sales Tax Exemption - Ridesharing |
Sam Watson |
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8/5/2020 |
Effective Date |
Ways and Means |
Finance |
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| As introduced, this bill was limited to providing an income tax exemption for disaster relief payments associated with Hurricane Michael. As amended, the bill would exempt transportation services -- taxis, limos, and ridesharing such as Uber and Lyft -- from sales taxes, and replace that tax with a 50-cent per ride fee (25 cents for shared rides), subject to annual CPI adjustment. That fee would go to the state, with the stated intent that this money be used for transportation purposes, including transit; if not so appropriated, the fee would be reduced by 50% in the first year and repealed in the second such year. Because of constitutional limitations, the actual use of this money would be subject to the annual state budget process. Additionally, the bill would require that up to 10% of the state heavy-vehicle highway impact fee and $5/night fee on lodging be used for transit purposes. |
| HB 0509 |
Support | Date Extension for Cobb Transit |
John Carson |
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3/1/2019 |
House Second Readers |
Transportation |
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| This legislation extends the date for the "Cobb County Special District for Transit" for three years from 12/1/2019 to 12/1/2022. This action allows Cobb County to have more time to plan and decide if they will provide transit county-wide or by creating a special district. |
| HR 0050 |
Neutral | House Study Committee on a Passenger Rail Line from Savannah to Atlanta |
Carl Gilliard |
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1/30/2019 |
House Second Readers |
Transportation |
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| This resolution creates the House Study Committee on a Nancy Hanks Passenger Rail Line from Savannah to Atlanta. This committee will study the possibility, feasibility, and viability of a railway connecting Savannah and Atlanta. |
| SB 0143 |
Neutral | MARTA Bond Procedures |
Brandon Beach |
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2/21/2019 |
Senate Read and Referred |
- | Transportation |
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This legislations relates to procedures, conditions, and limitations on the issuance of bonds for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA). |
| SR 0133 |
Neutral | Urging Atlanta Transit Link (ATL) To Use Technological Innovations |
Brandon Beach |
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4/2/2019 |
Senate Passed/Adopted |
- | Science and Technology |
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| This resolution urges the Atlanta Transit Link (ATL) to prioritize and encourage the use technological innovation and the development of intelligent transportation systems. |
