GA HB 1285
died on adjournmentSales and use tax; limit number of local sales and use taxes by authorizing counties; revise provisions
Georgia · 2025_26 · lower
Quick answers
Did GA HB 1285 pass?
No. GA HB 1285 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 (2026-03-09): Senate Read and Referred
What is GA HB 1285 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 revise provisions limiting the number of local sales and use taxes by authorizing counties to collect an enhanced homestead option sales tax as well as a local option sales tax; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA HB 1285?
Mike Cheokas, Ron Stephens, Carter Barrett and 3 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 1285.
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 revise provisions limiting the number of local sales and use taxes by authorizing counties to collect an enhanced homestead option sales tax as well as a local option sales tax; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-11
- Latest action
- 2026-03-09 — Senate Read and Referred
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Mike Cheokasprimary
- Ron Stephensprimary
- Carter Barrettprimary
- Noel Williams, Jr.primary
- Soo Hongprimary
- Chas Cannonprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-02-11
House Hopper
introduction
2026-02-12
House First Readers
reading-1
2026-02-17
House Second Readers
reading-2
2026-03-06
House Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-06
House Third Readers
reading-3
2026-03-06
House Passed/Adopted
passage
2026-03-09
Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee
Versions
- LC 47 4015/aCompare
Documents
Votes
House Vote #688 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2026-03-07 · pass · 98-58
Member-level votes (162)
- ADESANYA: no
- ADEYINA: no
- ALEXANDER: no
- ALI: no
- ANDERSON: yes
- AU: no
- BAKER: no
- BALLARD: yes
- BARNES: no
- BARRETT: yes
- BARTON: yes
- BAZEMORE: no
- BECKLES: no
- BELL: no
- BERRY: no
- BLACKMON: yes
- BONNER: yes
- BUCKNER: no
- BURCHETT: yes
- BURNOUGH: no
- BURNS: other
- BYRD: yes
- CAMERON: yes
- CAMP: yes
- CAMPBELL: no
- CANNON: no
- CARPENTER: yes
- CARSON: yes
- CARTER: no
- CHASTAIN: yes
- CHEOKAS: yes
- CLARK: yes
- CLIFTON: yes
- COOPER: yes
- CORBETT: yes
- COX: yes
- CRAWFORD: no
- CROWE: other
- CUMMINGS: no
- DAVIS: no
- DAWSON: yes
- DELOACH: yes
- DEMPSEY: yes
- DICKEY: yes
- DONATUCCI: yes
- DOUGLAS: no
- DRAPER: no
- DRENNER: no
- DUBNIK: yes
- DUNAHOO: yes
- EFSTRATION: yes
- EHRHART: yes
- ERWIN: yes
- EVANS: no
- FINCHER: yes
- FLEMING: yes
- FLOURNOY: no
- FORD: yes
- FRANKLIN: yes
- FRYE: no
- GAINES: yes
- GAMBILL: yes
- GILLIARD: other
- GISLER: no
- GLAIZE: no
- GREENE: yes
- GRIFFIN: other
- GULLETT: yes
- GUNTER: yes
- HAGAN: yes
- HATCHETT: yes
- HAWKINS: yes
- HERRING: no
- HILTON: yes
- HITCHENS: other
- HOLCOMB: no
- HOLLAND: no
- HOLLY: no
- HONG: yes
- HORNER: yes
- HOWARD: yes
- HUDDLESTON: yes
- HUGLEY: no
- JACKSON: no
- JASPERSE: yes
- JENKINS: yes
- JONES: yes
- KAHAIAN: yes
- KELLEY: yes
- KENDRICK: other
- LAHOOD: yes
- LEVERETT: yes
- LEWIS-WARD: no
- LIM: no
- LUMSDEN: yes
- LUPTON: no
- MARTIN: yes
- MARTINEZ: yes
- MATHIAK: yes
- MATHIS: yes
- MCCLAIN: no
- MCCOLLUM: yes
- MCDONALD III: yes
- MCQUEEN: no
- MEEKS: yes
- MILLER: no
- MITCHELL: yes
- MOMTAHAN: yes
- MOORE: no
- MYLES: no
- NEAL: other
- NEW: yes
- NEWTON: yes
- OKOYE: other
- OLALEYE: no
- OLIVER: other
- O'STEEN: other
- PANITCH: no
- PARIS: no
- PARK: no
- PARRISH: yes
- PARSONS: yes
- PERSINGER: yes
- PETREA: other
- POWELL: yes
- PRINCE: yes
- REESE: other
- REEVES: yes
- RHODES: yes
- RICE: yes
- RICHARDSON: yes
- RIDLEY: other
- ROBERTS: no
- ROMMAN: no
- SAINZ: yes
- SAMPSON: no
- SANCHEZ: no
- SANTOS: no
- SCHOFIELD: no
- SCOGGINS: yes
- SCOTT: no
- SEABAUGH: yes
- SHARPER: other
- SILCOX: yes
- SMITH: yes
- STEPHENS: yes
- STINSON: yes
- TARVIN: yes
- TAYLOR: other
- THOMAS: yes
- TOWNSEND: yes
- TRAN: yes
- WADE: yes
- WASHBURN: other
- WERKHEISER: yes
- WESTBROOK: other
- WILKERSON: no
- WILLIAMS: other
- WILLIAMS, JR.: yes
- WILLIAMSON: yes
- WILLIS: no
- YEARTA: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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