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HB1093 - Agriculture; prohibit acquisition of possessory interest in certain land by certain foreign persons and entities
David T. Clark, Clay Pirkle, Shaw Blackmon
Last updated 8 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to agriculture, so as to prohibit the acquisition of possessory interest in certain land by certain foreign persons and entities; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to provide for civil actions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for disclosures; to provide for affidavits of compliance; to create provisions for enforcement by the Attorney General or appropriate district attorney; to provide for penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB976 - Elections; ballots used in optical scan voting systems shall use paper with a visible watermark security feature; provide
John LaHood, Victor E. Anderson, Rob Leverett
Last updated 8 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to primaries and elections generally, so as to provide that ballots used in optical scan voting systems shall use paper with a visible watermark security feature; to provide that ballots used in ballot marking devices shall use paper with a visible watermark security feature; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB880 - Professions and businesses; military spouses to use an existing license in good standing from another state; allow
Bethany Ballard, Josh Bonner, James Burchett
Last updated 5 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 43-1-34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to licenses for transitioning members of the armed forces, so as to allow military spouses to use an existing license in good standing from another state to obtain employment in this state; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB1019 - Revenue and taxation; statewide homestead exemption from certain ad valorem taxes; increase
Matt Reeves, Jon G. Burns, Shaw Blackmon
Last updated 5 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tax exemption, so as to increase the amount of a statewide homestead exemption from certain ad valorem taxes; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Vetoed
HB1015 - Income tax; reduce rate of tax
Lauren W. McDonald, Shaw Blackmon, Jan Jones
Last updated 5 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, computation, exemptions, and credits relative to income taxes, so as to reduce the rate of the tax; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB1021 - Income tax; increase amount of dependent exemption
Lauren Daniel, Jon G. Burns, Shaw Blackmon
Last updated 5 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, computation, exemptions, and credits relative to income taxes, so as to increase the amount of the dependent exemption; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB98 - Ad valorem tax; property; change certain definitions
David Knight, Clinton T. Crowe, Shaw Blackmon
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ad valorem taxation of property, so as to change certain definitions regarding such taxation; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HR66 - General Assembly; motor fuel and diesel fuel taxes; ratify Governor Brian P. Kemp's Executive Orders
Matthew Gambill, Shaw Blackmon, Soo Hong
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
A RESOLUTION ratifying Governor Brian P. Kemp's Executive Order Nos. 05.26.22.02, 07.01.22.02, 08.03.22.02, 09.01.22.02, 10.03.22.02, 11.04.22.02, and 12.08.22.02 suspending the collection of motor fuel and diesel fuel taxes; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
HB104 - Excise tax; rooms, lodgings, and accommodations; change certain definitions
Charles E. Martin, Mark Newton, Ron Stephens
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to excise tax on rooms, lodgings, and accommodations, so as to change certain definitions regarding such taxes; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB95 - Revenue and taxation; Internal Revenue Code and Internal Revenue Code of 1986; revise terms and incorporate certain provisions of federal law into Georgia law
David Knight, Shaw Blackmon, Charles E. Martin
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to revenue and taxation, so as to revise the terms "Internal Revenue Code" and "Internal Revenue Code of 1986" and thereby incorporate certain provisions of the federal law into Georgia law; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Georgia district HD-146
COMMITTEES
Georgia House
BIRTH
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