GA HB 1137
died on adjournmentMARTA; authority of local governing bodies to collect a 1 percent retail sales and use tax; extend sunset
Georgia · 2025_26 · lower
Quick answers
Did GA HB 1137 pass?
No. GA HB 1137 died when the 2025-26 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-20): House Committee Favorably Reported
What is GA HB 1137 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the "Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Act of 1965," approved March 10, 1965 (Ga. L. 1965, p. 2243), as amended, so as to extend the sunset for authority of local governing bodies to collect a 1 percent retail sales and use tax; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA HB 1137?
Deborah Silcox, Rick Jasperse, Stacey Evans and 3 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 1137.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act known as the "Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Act of 1965," approved March 10, 1965 (Ga. L. 1965, p. 2243), as amended, so as to extend the sunset for authority of local governing bodies to collect a 1 percent retail sales and use tax; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-02
- Latest action
- 2026-02-20 — House Committee Favorably Reported
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Deborah Silcoxprimary
- Rick Jasperseprimary
- Stacey Evansprimary
- Inga Willisprimary
- Long Tranprimary
- Billy Mitchellprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2026-02-02
House Hopper
introduction
2026-02-03
House First Readers
reading-1
2026-02-04
House Second Readers
reading-2
2026-02-20
House Committee Favorably Reported
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Versions
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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