Income tax; certain income received by taxpayers as payments from a disaster relief or assistance program administered by the United States Department of Agriculture in connection with Hurricane Michael; exempt
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the imposition, rate, computation, and exemptions from state income tax, so as to exempt from state income tax certain income received by taxpayers as payments from a disaster relief or assistance program administered by the United States Department of Agriculture in connection with Hurricane Michael; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Aug 2020
Introduced Jan 30, 2019
Signed Aug 5, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Aug 5, 2020
Signed into law
Act 606
upper
Aug 5, 2020
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Jun 18, 2020
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Mar 12, 2020
Introduced
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Engrossed
upper
Mar 2, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 26, 2019
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Clay Pirkle
RRepublican
P
Jay Powell
RRepublican
P
Sam Watson
RRepublican
P
Steven Meeks
RRepublican
P
Tom McCall
RRepublican
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