2011-2012 Regular Session - HB 938
Sales and use tax; Article 5 relating to a transportation tax; repeal and reenact
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First Reader Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sales and use taxes, so as to repeal and reenact Article 5, relating to a transportation sales and use tax; to provide findings by the General Assembly; to provide definitions; to provide for an up to 1 percent local sales tax to be used to fund transportation projects in special transportation districts within this state; to provide for the creation of such districts, the governance thereof, and the development of a list of transportation projects for the district; to provide for contracting and constructing of the approved transportation projects; to provide for exemptions; to provide for annual reporting; to provide for related matters; to provide for a conditional effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Status History
Feb/09/2012 - House Second Readers
Feb/08/2012 - House First Readers
Feb/07/2012 - House Hopper
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