Sen. Lanny Thomas

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to establish the Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee to establish the specifications, standards, and requirements for a new uniform system of election equipment; to provide for reporting; to provide for the extent to which the Secretary of State is authorized to provide for the selection, certification, or procurement of the new uniform system of election equipment; to declare certain actions void and ultra vires; to amend an Act relating to elections and primaries approved May 6, 2024 (Ga. L. 2024, p. 1028), SB 189, so as to revise an effective date; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sales and use taxes, so as to require that any existing special district option sales and use tax (FLOST) cease to be imposed and levied immediately prior to the imposition of any local homestead option sales tax (LHOST) within the special district conterminous with the same county; to revise the timing for the commencement of the LHOST; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.