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title: HB 1441. Trade Impact Transparency and Accountability Act; enact
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date: 2026-02-26
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bill_number: HB 1441
session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
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chamber: House
bill_type: bill
status_date: 2026-02-24
last_action: House Second Readers
sponsors:
- Samuel Park
- Al Williams
- Eric Gisler
- Teddy Reese
- Anne Westbrook
- Betsy Holland
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- trade policy
- tariffs
- economic reporting
- open records
- state government transparency
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# HB 1441. Trade Impact Transparency and Accountability Act; enact
## Text
House Bill 1441
By: Representatives Park of the 107th, Williams of the 168th, Gisler of the 121st, Reese of the
140th, Westbrook of the 163rd, and others
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government,
so as to provide for a certain reporting framework; to provide a short title; to provide for a
purpose; to provide for definitions; to provide for quarterly and annual public reports; to
provide for public hearings; to provide for an advisory panel; to provide for confidentiality
of taxpayer information and propriety business data; to provide for construction; to provide
for a sunset date; to provide for an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal
conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to state government, is amended
by adding a new chapter to read as follows:
"CHAPTER 41
50-41-1.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the 'Trade Impact Transparency and
Accountability Act.'
50-41-2.
The purpose of this chapter is to promote transparency, economic preparedness, and
informed public understanding by requiring regular, nonpartisan reporting on the effects
of federal trade actions on this state's economy, industries, workers, and communities.
50-41-3.
As used in this chapter, the term:
(1) 'Calendar quarter' means the period of three consecutive calendar months ending on
the dates of March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 of each year.
(2) 'Federal trade actions' means actions taken by the federal government regarding trade,
which includes, but is not limited to:
(A) Tariffs and retaliatory measures;
(B) Quotas and trade agreements;
(C) Changes to federal de minimis thresholds; and
(D) Federal export controls and restricted entity lists.
50-41-4.
(a) There is established a coordinated trade impact reporting framework that shall consist
of:
(1) Quarterly Georgia tariff impact reports; and
(2) An annual state trade impact report.
(b) The reports shall analyze the economic impacts of federal trade actions without
advocating for or against specific policy outcomes.
50-41-5.
(a) The Department of Revenue, serving as the lead administrative agency, in collaboration
with the Governor's Council of Economic Advisers and the Georgia Ports Authority, shall
publish a quarterly Georgia tariff impact report no later than 45 days following the end of
each calendar quarter.
(b) Each quarterly report shall analyze, to the extent practicable, at minimum:
(1) Price impacts, including consumer prices and producer input costs;
(2) Employment impacts across affected sectors;
(3) Export and import volumes, including port throughput;
(4) Industry-specific impacts; and
(5) Regional variations within the state.
(c) Quarterly reports may include trend analysis but shall not include policy
recommendations unless expressly requested by the General Assembly.
50-41-6.
(a) The Department of Revenue, in consultation with the Department of Agriculture, the
Department of Labor, the Governor's Council of Economic Advisers, and the Georgia Ports
Authority, shall publish an annual state trade impact report.
(b) The annual report shall synthesize findings from the quarterly reports and include, at
minimum:
(1) Comprehensive analyses of state-wide and sector-level impacts;
(2) Secondary and downstream economic effects;
(3) Case studies and summaries of stakeholder testimony; and
(4) Longer term trends affecting competitiveness and workforce stability.
(c) The annual report shall be submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly and
made publicly available no later than December 31 of each year.
50-41-7.
(a) At least one public hearing shall be conducted annually to present findings from the
state trade impact report.
(b) At least one such hearing shall be held in a location outside of the Atlanta metropolitan
area to ensure participation from rural and export-dependent communities.
(c) Testimony shall be accepted from businesses, workers, agricultural producers,
economic development officials, and other interested stakeholders, including written
submissions.
50-41-8.
(a) There is created a nonpartisan trade impact advisory panel which shall be composed
of nine members as follows:
(1) Three members appointed by the Governor;
(2) Three members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and
(3) Three members appointed by the President of the Senate.
(b) Membership shall include representatives of trade-affected industries, labor,
economists, and rural or export-dependent communities.
(c) The panel shall advise on methodology, data sources, and presentation but shall not
direct findings or recommend policy outcomes.
(d) Members shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for expenses.
50-41-9.
(a) All reports shall be publicly available in a searchable format.
(b) Confidential taxpayer information and proprietary business data shall not be disclosed.
(c) Information provided by private entities specifically for the purposes of these reports
shall be exempt from disclosure under this state's open records laws and shall not be used
by any state agency for audit or enforcement purposes as provided for in paragraph (34)
of Code Section 50-18-72.
50-41-10.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to:
(1) Authorize the state to impose tariffs or trade restrictions; or
(2) Supersede federal trade authority.
50-41-11.
(a) This chapter shall stand repealed on July 1, 2031.
(b) An evaluation of the reporting framework shall be submitted to the General Assembly
no later than one year prior to July 1, 2031."
SECTION 2.
This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law
without such approval.
SECTION 3.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
## Summaries written by Georgia Commons
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A Georgia House bill would create a new state reporting system tracking how federal tariffs and trade actions affect Georgia's economy, industries, and workers, with quarterly and annual public reports.
### Plain-language summary
Georgia currently has no dedicated state process for tracking how federal trade decisions, such as tariffs, quotas, or export controls, affect the state's economy. This bill would add a new chapter to state law creating the 'Trade Impact Transparency and Accountability Act.' The Department of Revenue, working with the Governor's Council of Economic Advisers, the Georgia Ports Authority, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Labor, would publish quarterly reports on price, employment, and trade volume impacts, and an annual report synthesizing those findings.
The bill also requires at least one annual public hearing outside metro Atlanta, creates a nine-member nonpartisan advisory panel appointed by the Governor, House Speaker, and Senate President, and protects confidential taxpayer and business data from disclosure. The reporting framework would automatically end on July 1, 2031 unless renewed, with an evaluation due to the General Assembly a year before that. The law would take effect as soon as the Governor signs it.
### What it does
- Creates a new state law chapter requiring the Department of Revenue to publish quarterly 'Georgia tariff impact reports' within 45 days of each quarter's end.
- Requires an annual state trade impact report synthesizing the quarterly findings, due to the Governor and General Assembly by December 31 each year.
- Establishes a nine-member nonpartisan advisory panel, three appointees each from the Governor, House Speaker, and Senate President, to advise on report methodology.
- Requires at least one annual public hearing on trade impacts, with at least one held outside the Atlanta metro area.
- Exempts confidential taxpayer information and business data submitted for these reports from Georgia's open records law (O.C.G.A. ยง 50-18-72) and bars its use for audits or enforcement.
- Sets the entire reporting framework to expire automatically on July 1, 2031 unless the General Assembly acts to continue it.
### Who it affects
The Department of Revenue, Department of Agriculture, Department of Labor, the Governor's Council of Economic Advisers, and the Georgia Ports Authority, which must produce the reports; businesses and workers in trade-affected industries; agricultural producers and rural or export-dependent communities; and members appointed to the new advisory panel.
### Why it matters
Georgians in industries exposed to tariffs, trade restrictions, or export controls, from farmers to port workers to manufacturers, would gain a regular public source of data on how those federal actions are affecting prices, jobs, and regional economies, along with a formal venue to testify about local impacts.
### Key provisions
- Section 50-41-3 defines 'federal trade actions' broadly to include tariffs, quotas, trade agreements, de minimis threshold changes, and export controls.
- Section 50-41-5 requires quarterly reports covering price impacts, employment, export/import volumes including port throughput, industry impacts, and regional variation, but bars policy recommendations unless the General Assembly requests them.
- Section 50-41-6 requires the annual report to include downstream economic effects, stakeholder testimony summaries, and longer-term competitiveness and workforce trends.
- Section 50-41-7 mandates at least one annual public hearing, with at least one held outside metro Atlanta to reach rural and export-dependent communities.
- Section 50-41-8 creates the nine-member trade impact advisory panel, which advises on methodology but cannot direct findings or recommend policies.
- Section 50-41-9 exempts data submitted by private entities for the reports from open records disclosure and bars its use for audit or enforcement purposes.
- Section 50-41-10 clarifies the chapter does not let the state impose tariffs or override federal trade authority.
- Section 50-41-11 sunsets the entire chapter on July 1, 2031, with an evaluation due to the General Assembly one year earlier.
## Status
- Status: Introduced (2026-02-24)
- Last action: House Second Readers (2026-02-26)
- Sponsors: Samuel Park, Al Williams, Eric Gisler, Teddy Reese, Anne Westbrook, Betsy Holland
- Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73561
> The history, votes, and amendments (129 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1441.md?full=1