GA HB 1144
died on adjournmentGeorgia 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
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Kim Schofieldprimary
- Carolyn Hugleyprimary
- Debbie Bucknerprimary
- Karen Mathiakprimary
- Viola Davisprimary
- Sandra Scottprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-02-02
House Hopper
introduction
2026-02-03
House First Readers
reading-1
2026-02-04
House Second Readers
reading-2
Versions
- LC 52 0890/aCompare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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