GA HB 1212
died on adjournmentPFAS Removal and Remediation Promotion Act; enact
Georgia · 2025_26 · lower
Quick answers
Did GA HB 1212 pass?
No. GA HB 1212 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 (2026-02-09): House Second Readers
What is GA HB 1212 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to specific, business, and occupation taxes, so as to impose an excise tax upon certain proceeds of judgments and settlements intended for the abatement, removal, and remediation of PFAS contamination of land but unused for that purpose; to provide for exceptions; to provide for notice of receipt of damages, filing of returns and payment, and credits; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for notice of excise tax and tax credit to putative PFAS tortfeasors; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA HB 1212?
Ron Stephens, Kasey Carpenter, Matt Barton and 3 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 1212.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to specific, business, and occupation taxes, so as to impose an excise tax upon certain proceeds of judgments and settlements intended for the abatement, removal, and remediation of PFAS contamination of land but unused for that purpose; to provide for exceptions; to provide for notice of receipt of damages, filing of returns and payment, and credits; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for definitions; to provide for a short title; to provide for legislative findings; to provide for notice of excise tax and tax credit to putative PFAS tortfeasors; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-05
- Latest action
- 2026-02-09 — House Second Readers
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Ron Stephensprimary
- Kasey Carpenterprimary
- Matt Bartonprimary
- Chas Cannonprimary
- John LaHoodprimary
- Tyler Paul Smithprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-02-05
House Hopper
introduction
2026-02-06
House First Readers
reading-1
2026-02-09
House Second Readers
reading-2
Versions
- LC 44 3345/aCompare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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