---
type: "Bill"
title: "Local government; designation of enterprise zones; provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 36-88-6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criteria for enterprise zone, so as to provide for designation of enterprise zones; to provide that enterprise zones shall not qualify for exemption from state sales and use tax; to provide for an exception; to provide for collection and assessment of fees; to provide for the use of the principal of revenue bonds; to limit the number of enterprise zones in urban redevelopment areas; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 1129"
citation: "Georgia HB 1129 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMERCE AND TRADE", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chuck Efstration", "Devan Seabaugh", "Matthew Gambill", "Shaw Blackmon", "Soo Hong", "Will Wade"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-02-02"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1c9c6ed6-a4c3-4921-aee6-9f2c2c16ae52"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "7623122bf1a7212950a76398b034bc933903899b3e0e4d9b6528c9a9e5b3f934"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---

# Georgia HB 1129 (2025_26) — Local government; designation of enterprise zones; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 36-88-6 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to criteria for enterprise zone, so as to provide for designation of enterprise zones; to provide that enterprise zones shall not qualify for exemption from state sales and use tax; to provide for an exception; to provide for collection and assessment of fees; to provide for the use of the principal of revenue bonds; to limit the number of enterprise zones in urban redevelopment areas; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB 1129/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/249066.pdf)
2. **LC 44 3337-EC/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241155.pdf)
3. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 44 3554-ECS** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247211.pdf)
4. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 59 0455S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246574.pdf)

## Votes

- Senate Vote #889 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **45–2** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #868 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **170–1** (pass) · lower
- House Vote #637 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **160–1** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #876 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **33–15** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Chuck Efstration — primary (person)
- Devan Seabaugh — primary (person)
- Matthew Gambill — primary (person)
- Shaw Blackmon — primary (person)
- Soo Hong — primary (person)
- Will Wade — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-02-02** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-03** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-02-04** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-02-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-04** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-03-04** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-03-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-19** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-23** Senate Recommitted `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-31** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2026-03-31** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-31** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-04-02** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2026-04-10** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 459 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1c9c6ed6-a4c3-4921-aee6-9f2c2c16ae52`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).