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GA HB1115
Bill
Status
Engrossed
2/27/2024
Primary Sponsor
Noel Williams
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AI Summary
- Increases the maximum allowable local sales and use tax cap from 2% to 3% effective July 1, 2024, while exempting up to 1% for educational purposes, up to 1% aggregate for transportation-related taxes, and taxes levied under Article 4 from the cap
- Removes the prohibition against simultaneously levying a Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) and a Homestead Option Sales Tax (HOST) within the same jurisdiction
- Creates a new Flexible Penny Local Option Sales Tax (FLOST) dedicated exclusively to property tax relief, imposable in 0.05% increments up to 1%, for a maximum duration of five years, subject to local referendum approval
- Requires HOST proceeds collected on or after July 1, 2024, to be preceded by an intergovernmental agreement among the county and municipalities representing at least 50% of the district's municipal population, along with enactment of a local Act providing a homestead exemption funded by the tax
- Removes the exemption of certain MARTA-related retail sales and use taxes (for the City of Atlanta up to 0.50% and Fulton County up to 0.20%) from the local sales tax cap, making them subject to the new 3% limitation going forward
Legislative Description
Sales and use tax; revise provisions for maximum allowable tax rate; remove prohibition of simultaneously levying a LOST and a HOST
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
2/29/2024
Committee Referrals
Finance2/29/2024
Ways and Means2/6/2024
Full Bill Text
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