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GA HB 1144

died on adjournment

Georgia Hygiene Essentials Tax-Free Period; enact

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Quick answers

Did GA HB 1144 pass?

No. GA HB 1144 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 (2026-02-04): House Second Readers

What is GA HB 1144 about?

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 eliminate the state sales and use tax on menstrual hygiene products on certain weekends; to provide for definitions; to provide for the state revenue commissioner to designate such tax-free weekends; to provide for the Department of Revenue to publish dates of such tax-free weekends; to exclude local sales and use taxes; to provide for compliance by retailers; to provide for regulations, forms, and instructions; to provide for public awareness campaigns; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA HB 1144?

Kim Schofield, Carolyn Hugley, Debbie Buckner and 3 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 1144.

Description

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 eliminate the state sales and use tax on menstrual hygiene products on certain weekends; to provide for definitions; to provide for the state revenue commissioner to designate such tax-free weekends; to provide for the Department of Revenue to publish dates of such tax-free weekends; to exclude local sales and use taxes; to provide for compliance by retailers; to provide for regulations, forms, and instructions; to provide for public awareness campaigns; to provide for automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2026-02-02
Latest action
2026-02-04 — House Second Readers
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Kim Schofieldprimary
  • Carolyn Hugleyprimary
  • Debbie Bucknerprimary
  • Karen Mathiakprimary
  • Viola Davisprimary
  • Sandra Scottprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-02

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2026-02-03

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2026-02-04

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

Versions

Documents

Votes

Not provided by source.

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

Attribution

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