Georgia Legislative Watch

SB77 - Commercial Vehicles; local tag agents; International Registration Plan
Sponsored by: Williams,Tommie 19th

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-88 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to reciprocal agreements for registration of commercial vehicles on apportionment basis, so as to direct local tag agents to register vehicles under the International Registration Plan; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

HB198 - Income tax credit; certain businesses; biotechnology; provide
Sponsored by: Casas,David 103rd

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, and computation of income tax, so as to provide for an income tax credit with respect to qualified businesses engaged in biotechnology or new or expanding businesses incurring qualified research expenses; to provide for definitions; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for transfer of such credits; to provide for powers, duties, and authority of the state revenue commissioner, the Department of Revenue, and the Department of Economic Development with respect to the foregoing; to provide an effective date; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

HB193 - Sales and use tax; jet fuel; additional exemption
Sponsored by: Burkhalter,Mark 50th

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-8-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to exemptions from sales and use taxation, so as to provide for an additional, limited period of time for a sales and use tax exemption under certain circumstances of jet fuel sold to or used by certain qualifying airlines; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

SB65 - Property; single family residential real estate; contract to perform work; provide requirements
Sponsored by: Seabaugh,Mitch 28th

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 8 of Chapter 14 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mechanics and materialmen, so as to provide a definition of “single-family residential real estate”; to provide for certain requirements prior to entering into a contract to perform work on single-family residential real estate; to provide for certain requirements prior to receiving payment for contracted work performed on single-family residential real estate; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

SB64 - Liens; wrong real estate; provide for a special designation
Sponsored by: Seabaugh,Mitch 28th

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 8 of Chapter 14 of Title 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to mechanics and materialmen, so as to provide for a special designation for certain liens filed against the wrong real estate; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.