Georgia Legislative Watch

HB194 - Income tax credit; employers; retraining programs; change certain provisions
Sponsored by: Burkhalter,Mark 50th

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 imposition, rate, computation, and exemptions regarding state income taxation, so as to change certain provisions regarding income tax credits for employers providing approved retraining programs; to provide for a definition; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for powers, duties, and authority of the state revenue commissioner; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

SB13 - Labor; minimum wage law; substantive/comprehensive reform of provisions
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to labor and industrial relations, so as to provide for a substantive and comprehensive reform of provisions regarding the minimum wage law; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for an increase in the minimum wage; to provide for annual minimum wage increases to match the rising cost of living; to provide a credit toward the minimum wage for employers of tipped workers; to eliminate various eligibility exemptions from the minimum wage; to provide for related matters; to provide for severability; to provide an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.