Georgia House Bill 73 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Passed on May 8 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-05-08 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, computation, and exemptions from state income taxation, so as to provide tax credit incentives to promote the revitalization of vacant rural Georgia downtowns by encouraging investment, job creation, and economic growth in long-established business districts; to provide for definitions; to delineate procedures, conditions, eligibility, and limitations; to provide for powers, duties, and authority of the commissioner of community affairs, the commissioner of economic development, and the revenue commissioner; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Income tax credit; incentives to promote the revitalization of rural Georgia downtowns; provide

Rep. Penny Houston [R]	Rep. Jay Powell [R]	Rep. John Meadows [R]	Rep. James Shaw [R]
Rep. Trey Kelley [R]	Sen. Sam Watson [R]	Sen. Dean Burke [R]

2017-03-28 - Senate - Senate Vote #270 (Y: 49 N: 4 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2017-03-28 - House - House Vote #363 (Y: 155 N: 4 NV: 7 Abs: 14) [PASS]
2017-02-16 - House - House Vote #59 (Y: 158 N: 3 NV: 10 Abs: 9) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-08		Effective Date
2017-05-08		Act 205
2017-05-08	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2017-04-05	House	House Sent to Governor
2017-03-28	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2017-03-28	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2017-03-28	Senate	Senate Third Read
2017-03-28	Senate	Senate Engrossed
2017-03-20	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2017-03-16	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2017-02-17	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2017-02-16	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2017-02-16	House	House Third Readers
2017-02-09	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2017-01-25	House	House Second Readers
2017-01-24	House	House First Readers
2017-01-23	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/49734
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/163042
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/164925
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/165594
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/168622
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/170157
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/49734#14820
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/49734#15312
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/49734#15340