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GA HB1284

Bill

Status

Passed

5/20/2010

Primary Sponsor

Benjie Harbin

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Origin

House of Representatives

2009-2010 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires all Georgia state departments, agencies, and budget units to compile separate annual reports of all user fees they collect and submit them to the Office of Planning and Budget
  • Defines "user fee" as voluntary or mandatory payments made in exchange for a specific government good or service, such as licensing fees, while excluding fines, penalties, and late fees
  • Annual reports must include the authorizing statute or regulation, the fee amount, associated goods or services and their estimated cost, total revenue collected in the current fiscal year, and whether fees were retained by the agency or remitted to the state treasury
  • Agencies must also report any proposals to create, change, reauthorize, or terminate fees, including justifications such as cost-to-revenue relationships, inflationary pressures, comparable fees in other jurisdictions, and budgetary impact
  • The Office of Planning and Budget must compile and publish all collected user fee data on the Open Georgia website (open.georgia.gov), and the Act takes effect upon the Governor's approval

Legislative Description

Planning and Budget, Office of; record of user fees collected; provide for publication

Last Action

Effective Date

5/20/2010

Committee Referrals

Finance3/26/2010
Governmental Affairs3/8/2010

Full Bill Text

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