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Muscogee County, GA

Home to Columbus, Georgia’s second-largest city, Muscogee is a major economic hub for manufacturing, military (Fort Moore), and healthcare.

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HB 98

Income tax; credit equal to 10 percent of the federal child tax credit; provide

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to provide for a state income tax credit equal to 10 percent of the federal child tax credit; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Ways & Means Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Hugley, Carolyn (141st); Herring, Tangie (145th); Clark, Jasmine (108th); Griffin, Floyd (149th); Jackson, Mack (128th); Williams, Mary Frances (37th)

Status History

01/28/2025: House Second Readers; 01/27/2025: House First Readers; 01/17/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 99

Income tax; credit based upon the federal qualified child and dependent care tax credit; revise

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to income taxes, so as to revise a state income tax credit based upon the federal qualified child and dependent care tax credit; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Ways & Means Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Hugley, Carolyn (141st); Bennett, Karen (94th); Buckner, Debbie (137th); Herring, Tangie (145th); Clark, Jasmine (108th); Williams, Mary Frances (37th)

Status History

01/28/2025: House Second Readers; 01/27/2025: House First Readers; 01/17/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 96

Revenue and taxation; pack of cigarettes; increase rate of tax

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to taxes on tobacco and vaping products, so as to increase the rate of the tax on each pack of cigarettes; to set the rate of the tax on each pack of cigarettes to the national average tax on cigarettes, as determined by the commissioner, in future tax years; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Ways & Means Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Park, Sam (107th); Hugley, Carolyn (141st); Au, Michelle (50th); Griffin, Floyd (149th); Clark, Jasmine (108th); Tran, Long (80th)

Status History

01/28/2025: House Second Readers; 01/27/2025: House First Readers; 01/17/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 60

Healthy Start Act; enact

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the O.C.G.A., relating to elementary and secondary education, so as to provide for school lunch and school breakfast programs for public school students in this state; to provide for such meals to be offered at no cost to students who qualify for reduced price meals under federal and state guidelines; to provide for school breakfast programs under the Quality Basic Education Act; to provide for funding; to require local school systems to maximize access to federal funding; to provide for participating in the United States Department of Agriculture’s Community Eligibility Provision (CEP); to provide for rules and regulations; to encourage the use of Georgia grown products in school breakfast and lunch programs; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Education Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Barnes, Imani (86th); Hugley, Carolyn (141st); Oliver, Mary Margaret (84th); Holcomb, Scott (101st); Alexander, Kimberly (66th); Burnough, Rhonda (77th)

Status History

01/17/2025: House Second Readers; 01/16/2025: House First Readers; 01/15/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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HB 52

Ad valorem tax; qualified disabled veterans; extend homestead exemption to unremarried surviving spouses or minor children

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-5-48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to homestead exemption by qualified disabled veteran, filing requirements, periodic substantiation of eligibility, persons eligible without application, and retroactive award, so as to extend a homestead exemption for unremarried surviving spouses or minor children of a disabled veteran to include any future homestead; to clarify language; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Ways & Means Senate Committee: Finance

Sponsors

Rice, Carmen (139th); O’Steen, Angie (169th); Reeves, Matt (99th); Cannon, Chas (172nd); Bonner, Josh (73rd)

Status History

03/27/2025: Senate Read Second Time; 03/27/2025: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute; 03/10/2025: Senate Read and Referred; 03/06/2025: House Passed/Adopted; 03/06/2025: House Third Readers; 02/19/2025: House Committee Favorably Reported; 01/16/2025: House Second Readers; 01/15/2025: House First Readers; 01/14/2025: House Hopper

Votes

03/06/2025, House Vote #194, 170, 5, 2, 3

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HB 3

Brady Law Regulations; require universal background checks in all manner of firearm transfers

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 5 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Brady Law Regulations, so as to require universal background checks in all manner of firearm transfers; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to provide for criminal penalties; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Committees

Committees House Committee: Public Safety and Homeland Security Senate Committee: N/A

Sponsors

Au, Michelle (50th); Hugley, Carolyn (141st); Park, Sam (107th); Miller, Tanya F. (62nd); Frye, Spencer (122nd); Buckner, Debbie (137th)

Status History

01/15/2025: House Second Readers; 01/14/2025: House First Readers; 01/13/2025: House Hopper

Votes

No votes

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