2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB485: Official Code of Georgia Annotated; various provisions enacted prior to 2013 which are contingent upon funding and which remain unfunded; repeal

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, so as to repeal various provisions enacted prior to 2013 which are contingent upon funding and which remain unfunded; to repeal and replace Code Sections 10-1-254, 40-13-60, 48-7-2, and 48-13-6, relating to prohibited acts in sale of octane or cetane fuels and burden of rebutting prima-facie case, disposition of traffic violations and jurisdiction of bureau, unlawful failure to pay income tax, file return, keep records, supply information, or exhibit books and penalty, and levy of occupation tax by counties and municipalities on businesses and practitioners of professions and occupations and hearing on tax increase, respectively, so as to correct unconstitutional provisions; to amend an Act revising the "Georgia Veterinary Practice Act," approved June 3, 2003 (Ga. L. 2003, p. 615/HB 347), so as to repeal provisions which are contingent upon funding and which remain unfunded; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

2/18/2025
House Hopper
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/20/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/20/2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate
3/21/2025
Senate Read Second Time
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Passage: House Vote #200
3/6/2025
175
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/6/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text3/19/2025119.7 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/7/2025123.4 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/26/2025120.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/19/2025125.5 KB