---
type: "Bill"
title: "Georgia Economic Recovery Act of 2021; enact"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding sales and use taxes, so as to extend the sunset date for the exemption for projects of regional significance; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2021_22"
identifier: "HB 586"
citation: "Georgia HB 586 (2021_22)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bonnie Rich", "Gregg Kennard", "John Corbett", "Penny Houston", "Sam Watson", "Shaw Blackmon"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 19
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-22"
last_action: "2022-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/75a3c5f9-00fc-4cb6-b570-c1e72ebb7685"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "9689b2f2fccbb97e1c217abd9d4ca41297db4a4e9c2e1ad5b5554eabf92c857c"
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 586 (2021_22) — Georgia Economic Recovery Act of 2021; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to general provisions regarding sales and use taxes, so as to extend the sunset date for the exemption for projects of regional significance; to provide for related matters; 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. **Fiscal Note LC 43 1941** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/199532.pdf)
2. **HB 586/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/211739.pdf)
3. **LC 43 1941/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/198359.pdf)
4. **LC 43 1966S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/199420.pdf)
5. **LC 43 1966S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/198951.pdf)
6. **Sen ctee sub LC 43 2029S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/201415.pdf)
7. **Sen ctee sub LC 43 2405S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/210214.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **164–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bonnie Rich — primary (person)
- Gregg Kennard — primary (person)
- John Corbett — primary (person)
- Penny Houston — primary (person)
- Sam Watson — primary (person)
- Shaw Blackmon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-22** House Hopper
- **2021-02-23** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2021-02-24** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2021-02-26** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-03** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2021-03-03** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2021-03-05** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-25** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2022-01-10** Senate Recommitted `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-29** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2022-03-29** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2022-03-29** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2022-04-01** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2022-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-10** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-10** Act 862 `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-10** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/75a3c5f9-00fc-4cb6-b570-c1e72ebb7685`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).