Georgia House Bill 749 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on May 3 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-07-01 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

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, and exemptions from state income tax, so as to clarify an exemption for retirement income is applicable to income received by a taxpayer as a retirement benefit from noncivilian service in the armed forces of the United States or the reserve components thereof; to provide an exemption for certain military retirement income for surviving family members; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Income tax; retirement income is applicable as a retirement benefit from noncivilian service in the United States armed forces; clarify an exemption

Rep. Shaw Blackmon [R]	Rep. Dale Rutledge [R]	Rep. Ron Stephens [R]	Rep. Richard Smith [R]
Rep. Calvin Smyre [D]	Rep. Dave Belton [R]	Sen. John Albers [R]

2018-03-27 - Senate - Senate Vote #694 (Y: 33 N: 18 NV: 3 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2018-03-27 - Senate - Senate Vote #738 (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-14 - House - House Vote #502 (Y: 170 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 6) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-07-01		Effective Date
2018-05-03		Act 370
2018-05-03	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2018-04-03	House	House Sent to Governor
2018-03-27	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2018-03-27	Senate	Senate Third Read
2018-03-27	Senate	Senate Engrossed
2018-03-19	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2018-03-19	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2018-02-15	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2018-02-14	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2018-02-14	House	House Third Readers
2018-02-08	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2018-01-30	House	House Second Readers
2018-01-29	House	House First Readers
2018-01-25	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/52232
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/171647
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/173007
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/173540
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/178416
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/52232#15654
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/52232#16243
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/52232#16199