GA HB 1216
died on adjournmentRevenue and taxation; require that any excise tax on rooms, lodgings, and accommodations be remitted to the Department of Revenue for disbursement
Georgia · 2025_26 · lower
Quick answers
Did GA HB 1216 pass?
No. GA HB 1216 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 1216 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to excise tax on rooms, lodgings, and accommodations, so as to require that any excise tax on rooms, lodgings, and accommodations be remitted to the Department of Revenue for disbursement; to provide for the submission of contracts and memoranda of understanding to facilitate such disbursement; to provide for an itemized list of approved expenditures accompanying each disbursement; to provide for rules, regulations, and forms; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA HB 1216?
Ron Stephens, Gerald Greene, Kasey Carpenter and 3 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 1216.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 3 of Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to excise tax on rooms, lodgings, and accommodations, so as to require that any excise tax on rooms, lodgings, and accommodations be remitted to the Department of Revenue for disbursement; to provide for the submission of contracts and memoranda of understanding to facilitate such disbursement; to provide for an itemized list of approved expenditures accompanying each disbursement; to provide for rules, regulations, and forms; to provide for conforming changes; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; 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
- Gerald Greeneprimary
- Kasey Carpenterprimary
- Katie Dempseyprimary
- Anissa Jonesprimary
- Lehman Franklinprimary
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 59 0277/aCompare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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