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GA HB1353

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/17/2026

Primary Sponsor

Charles Martin

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Georgia Code Section 48-13-53.5 to exempt usufructs (a legal right to use and derive profit from property belonging to another) from hotel/motel excise tax assessments

  • Maintains that innkeeper tax assessments by local governing authorities are presumed correct (prima facie), but creates a carve-out exception for usufruct arrangements

  • Applies to the state's excise tax on rooms, lodgings, and accommodations under Title 48, Chapter 13, Article 3

  • Sponsored by Representative Martin of the 49th District

Legislative Description

Excise tax; rooms, lodgings, and accommodations; exclude usufructs from assessments

Last Action

House Second Readers

2/19/2026

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means2/18/2026

Full Bill Text

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