Georgia CommonsHB 583: Motor vehicles; increase number of free license plates issued to certain veterans
Comm Sub version, the latest LegiScan holds · Last action March 27, 2026 · Engrossed
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The Senate Committee on Ethics offered the following
substitute to HB 583:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sales and use taxes, so as to prohibit the use of special district mass transportation sales and use taxes for the provision of free or reduced fares for public transit services; to provide for time limits upon the recalling of an election for approval of special districts for transit purposes sales and use tax (Transit SPLOST) within nonattainment areas upon failure to approve; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to sales and use taxes, is amended in Code Section 48-8-260, relating to definitions relative to special district mass transportation sales and use tax, by revising paragraph (4) as follows: "(4) 'Transportation purposes' means and includes:
(A) Roads, bridges, public transit, rails, airports, buses, seaports, including without limitation road, street, and bridge purposes pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of Code Section 48-8-121, and all accompanying infrastructure and services necessary to provide access to these such transportation facilities, including new general obligation debt and other multiyear obligations issued to finance such purposes but excluding purposes of providing free or reduced fares for public transit services;
(B) The retirement of previously incurred general obligation debt with respect only to such purposes as identified in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph;
(C) A capital outlay project or projects under subparagraph (a)(1)(M) of Code Section 48-8-111, with respect only to such purposes as identified in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph; or
(D) Any combination of two or more of the foregoing."
SECTION 2.
Said chapter is further amended in Code Section 48-8-269.46, relating to ballot question, expenses of election, resubmission of question, and general obligation debt for special districts within nonattainment areas relative to special districts for transit purposes sales and use tax (Transit SPLOST), by revising subsection (c) as follows: "(c) Where such question is not approved by the voters, the county may resubmit such question from time to time upon compliance with the requirements of this article and after the passage of eight years from the date the special election was previously held."
SECTION 3.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.