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GA HR1641
Resolution
Status
Passed
6/24/2020
Primary Sponsor
Samuel Park
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AI Summary
- Georgia House affirms commitment to an equitable COVID-19 economic recovery, citing 64,701 confirmed cases, 2,643 deaths, and more than 2.3 million unemployment claims filed between March 21 and May 30, 2020
- Recognizes an estimated $3.5 billion state budget shortfall for FY 2021 and warns that proposed budget cuts would eliminate thousands of jobs and delay recovery
- Calls on federal lawmakers to pass additional legislation providing stimulus payments, extended unemployment benefits, small business support, and fiscal relief to offset state budget shortfalls beyond the CARES Act
- Urges classification of grocery store, pharmacy, and food production workers as emergency service providers so they receive the same benefits as other frontline workers
- Recommends new state revenue streams—modernizing Georgia's tobacco tax, eliminating the double deduction, and restricting transferability of tax credits—estimated to raise $1.3 billion in additional revenue to avoid harmful budget cuts
Legislative Description
Need for federal fiscal relief and new state revenue streams to ensure equitable economic recovery in Georgia; recognize
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
6/24/2020
Full Bill Text
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