Georgia - Session 1033
Title: Revenue and taxation; increase tax rate on each pack of cigarettes
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 11 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to taxes on tobacco and vaping products, so as to increase the rate of the tax on each pack of cigarettes; to provide that the proceeds derived from such increase are intended to be appropriated for healthcare purposes; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-16 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2025-01-27 | Status | in_committee |
| 2025-01-27 | Latest Action | House Second Readers |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 90 | Revenue and taxation; increase maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation as a bona fide conservation use property | enacted |
| HB 1097 | Mental health; criminal background, license status, and registry checks for owners, applicants, and employees of certain mental health facilities; provide | passed_upper |
| HB 1138 | Increasing Access to Contraceptives Act; enact | failed |
| HB 1275 | Medical practice; ensure that stem cell therapies are used to advance medical treatments and improve patient outcomes in an ethical manner that does not involve stem cells derived from aborted fetuses | passed_upper |
| HB 1295 | Physician Assistant Licensure Compact; enter into an interstate compact | failed |
| HB 1393 | Hospitals; allow rural hospitals to join together to allow further purchasing power with third-party payors but retain their independence | in_committee |
| HB 1605 | Community Health, Dept. of; making claims for Medicaid estate recovery of funds from ABLE accounts maintained through any qualified ABLE account, except as required by applicable federal law; prohibit | introduced |
| HB 334 | Sickle Cell Disease Protection Act; enact | in_committee |