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Finance Committee approves substitute to House Bill 66 to allow limited "a-host" option for counties without LOST
Summary
A Finance Committee substitute to House Bill 66 advanced unanimously, proposing a locally requested alternative host-sales-tax mechanism for counties that do not levya local option sales tax (LOST). The measure would limit capital uses to 25%, require a paired ballot question and include a 10-year sunset and local voter approval.
Committee members heard a multi-county proposal to allow an "a-host" (alternative host) sales-tax option targeted to counties that do not currently levy a local option sales tax. Committee discussion identified Cherokee, Cobb and Gwinnett counties as the jurisdictions that could use the option under the draft.
Senator Albers, speaking for members of the local delegation, said the proposal aims to reduce homeowners' property-tax burdens while preserving capital funding for roads and other infrastructure. "This is a chance for [local officials] to help out the homeowners who, as we all have experienced, 45 year high inflation, in order to, really get…
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