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GA HB1405

Bill

Status

Passed

6/1/2010

Primary Sponsor

R Bryant

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Origin

House of Representatives

2009-2010 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates the 2010 Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness for Georgians, a 12-member body tasked with conducting a thorough study of the state's revenue structure and reporting findings and legislative recommendations to the Speaker of the House and Lieutenant Governor by January 10, 2011.

  • The Council's 12 members include four university economists (from Georgia State, UGA, Mercer, and Georgia Tech), Governor Sonny Perdue, former Governor/Senator Zell Miller, the chairs of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and NFIB Georgia, and two appointees each from the Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the House.

  • Establishes a 12-member Special Joint Committee on Georgia Revenue Structure, composed of bipartisan legislative leaders from both chambers, co-chaired by the chairs of the Senate Finance Committee and House Ways and Means Committee, to introduce and consider the Council's recommendations during the 2011 legislative session.

  • Prescribes a streamlined legislative process in which the Council's recommendations are introduced as bills in the House, referred only to the special joint committee, and then given up-or-down votes without amendment in both the House and Senate.

  • Council members receive no compensation for their services, all state departments and agencies are required to provide support and information upon request, and the entire chapter automatically repeals on July 1, 2012.

Legislative Description

2010 Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness for Georgians; Special Joint Committee on Georgia Revenue Structure; create

Last Action

Effective Date

6/1/2010

Committee Referrals

Finance3/26/2010
Ways and Means3/16/2010

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