Georgia House Bill 344 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on May 2 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-05-02 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sales and use taxes, so as to provide that the mission to advance arts in this state shall not be required to be an organization's primary mission in order to obtain an exemption for certain sales of tickets, fees, or charges for admission to fine arts performances or exhibitions; to extend the sunset date for such exemption; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Sales and use tax; mission to advance arts shall not be required to be an organization's primary mission in order to obtain an exemption for certain sales of tickets for admission to fine arts performances; provide

Rep. Matthew Gambill [R]	Rep. James Hatchett [R]	Rep. Deborah Silcox [R]	Rep. Matt Dollar [R]
Rep. David Dreyer [D]	Rep. Mitchell Scoggins [R]	Sen. Bruce Thompson [R]

2019-03-26 - Senate - Senate Vote #251 (Y: 31 N: 17 NV: 3 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2019-03-26 - Senate - Senate Vote #268 (Y: 54 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2019-03-04 - House - House Vote #122 (Y: 164 N: 1 NV: 4 Abs: 9) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-02		Effective Date
2019-05-02		Act 149
2019-05-02	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2019-04-04	House	House Sent to Governor
2019-03-26	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2019-03-26	Senate	Senate Third Read
2019-03-26	Senate	Senate Engrossed
2019-03-21	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2019-03-18	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2019-03-05	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2019-03-04	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2019-03-04	House	House Third Readers
2019-03-01	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2019-02-20	House	House Second Readers
2019-02-19	House	House First Readers
2019-02-15	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/55045
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/181653
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/183499
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/183604
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/186294
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/55045#16671
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/55045#17034
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/55045#17017