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GA HB911
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/8/2010
Primary Sponsor
Calvin Hill
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AI Summary
- Grants the Georgia State Ethics Commission authority to investigate, upon written complaint, any public officer's failure to file or pay federal, state, or local taxes as required by the Georgia Constitution (Article II, Section II, Paragraph III(b))
- Amends state tax confidentiality law to allow disclosure of otherwise confidential taxpayer information or records to the executive secretary of the State Ethics Commission for purposes of enforcing the constitutional tax-filing requirement for public officers
- Explicitly overrides existing taxpayer confidentiality protections under Code Section 48-7-60 when a taxpayer has granted express written authorization for disclosure
- Contingent effective date of January 1, 2011, conditioned on voter ratification of a related constitutional amendment at the November 2010 statewide general election; if the amendment is not ratified, the Act automatically repeals in its entirety on January 1, 2011
Legislative Description
Ethics; public officers; requirement to file and pay taxes; provisions
Last Action
House Committee Favorably Reported
3/26/2010
Committee Referrals
Ethics2/16/2010
Full Bill Text
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