ATLANTA – State Representative Shaw Blackmon (R-Bonaire), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, today announces that Governor Brian Kemp has signed House Bill 463 and Senate Bill 33 into law. Sponsored by Rep. Blackmon, HB 463 lowers the state income tax rate, increases the standard deduction and exempts portions of tips and overtime pay from taxation. Rep. Blackmon also carried SB 33 in the House, which limits property tax assessment increases and allows local governments to utilize sales taxes to provide additional tax relief for Georgia homeowners.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Matthew Gambill (R-Cartersville), a Governor’s Floor Leader, recently announced that House Bill 1302, legislation he sponsored to modernize and restructure Georgia’s education and workforce development system, has been signed into law by Governor Brian Kemp.
Continue reading “Legislation to Modernize Georgia’s Education and Workforce Development System Signed into Law”Rep. Michelle Au Appointed to the House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Youth Exposure to Kratom and Retail-Available Substances
ATLANTA – State Representative Michelle Au (D-Johns Creek) was recently appointed by House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) to serve as a member of the House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Youth Exposure to Kratom and Retail-Available Substances.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Jaclyn Form (R-Tifton) was recently appointed by House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) to serve on the Joint Study Committee on Generational Sustainability of Family Farms.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Lee Hawkins (R-Gainesville), chairman of the House Health Committee, today announces that House Bill 1278, legislation he sponsored to improve efficiencies in the issuance of permits for dentists to administer conscious sedation and general anesthesia, has been signed into law by Governor Brian Kemp.
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