Income tax; limit eligibility for rural physician tax credit to physicians who qualify on or before December 31, 2023
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 imposition, rate, computation, exemptions, and credits relative to state income taxes, so as to limit eligibility for the rural physician tax credit to persons qualifying as a rural physician on or before December 31, 2023; to provide for automatic repeal; to create a new tax credit for rural physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants; to provide for conditions and limitations; to provide for an aggregate cap; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Jan 2024
House Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 26, 2023
Signed Apr 19, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 27, 2023 · House Mar 6, 2023
How they voted
30–18
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 50
Mar 27, 2023
D
Democratic21
85% Nay
R
Republican29
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Apr 19, 2024
Signed into law
Act 386
upper
Apr 19, 2024
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 28, 2024
Introduced
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
lower
Mar 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Mar 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Engrossed
upper
Jan 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Jan 8, 2024
Committee
Senate Recommitted
upper
Mar 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Engrossed
upper
Mar 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Mar 7, 2023
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Jan 26, 2023
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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