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| Bill | Transportation; eligible expenditures; Georgia Freight Railroad Program; provisions | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 32 of the O.C.G.A., relating to highways, bridges, and ferries, so as to provide for eligible expenditures for the Georgia Freight Railroad Program of the Georgia Department of Transportation; to amend Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to revenue and taxation, so as to provide for an exemption to state sales and use tax; to amend Code Section 52-2-5 of the O.C.G.A., relating to composition of the Georgia Ports Authority; appointment, terms, and qualifications of members generally; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2021_22 | HB 588 | Georgia HB 588 (2021_22) |
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Georgia HB 588 (2021_22) — Transportation; eligible expenditures; Georgia Freight Railroad Program; provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 32 of the O.C.G.A., relating to highways, bridges, and ferries, so as to provide for eligible expenditures for the Georgia Freight Railroad Program of the Georgia Department of Transportation; to amend Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to revenue and taxation, so as to provide for an exemption to state sales and use tax; to amend Code Section 52-2-5 of the O.C.G.A., relating to composition of the Georgia Ports Authority; appointment, terms, and qualifications of members generally; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- HB 588/AP* (committee substitute) — source
- LC 39 2931/a (committee substitute) — source
- LC 39 2980S/rcs (committee substitute) — source
- Sen ctee sub LC 39 3076ERS (committee substitute) — source
- Sen ctee sub LC 43 2031TS (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- PASSAGE — 166–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Calvin Smyre — primary (person)
- Jon Burns — primary (person)
- Mandi Ballinger — primary (person)
- Matt Hatchett — primary (person)
- Rick Jasperse — primary (person)
- Vance Smith — 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
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 - 2021-03-29 Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2021-03-29 Senate Engrossed
passage - 2021-03-29 Senate Tabled
- 2021-03-31 Senate Taken from Table
- 2021-03-31 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2021-03-31 Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2021-03-31 House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- 2021-04-09 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2021-05-05 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2021-05-05 Act 224
executive-signature - 2021-07-01 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e1142f88-e226-4028-af8a-a4b42c08a07c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).