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GA HB1233

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

2/29/2024

Primary Sponsor

Bill Hitchens

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Origin

House of Representatives

2023-2024 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Counties and municipalities are expressly authorized to levy and collect taxes and fees both within and outside their boundaries to support local fire departments
  • Other political subdivisions (beyond counties and municipalities) are granted the same extraterritorial power but limited to collecting fees only, not taxes
  • Extraterritorial taxing and fee authority is restricted to territories actually served by the fire department of the levying county, municipality, or political subdivision
  • These new powers are supplemental to any existing authority already granted under general or local law
  • Effective immediately upon the Governor's approval or upon becoming law without such approval

Legislative Description

Fire departments; authorize levy and collection of extraterritorial taxes and fees

Last Action

Senate Read and Referred

3/4/2024

Committee Referrals

Finance3/4/2024
Governmental Affairs2/13/2024

Full Bill Text

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