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Georgia · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 21: Healthy Food Access Tax Credit Act; enact

Introduced Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 21 is a bill introduced in the Georgia House on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Healthy Food Access Tax Credit Act; enact. Primary sponsor: Sandra Scott (Democratic), Viola Davis (Democratic), Kim Schofield (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 15, 2025): House Second Readers.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to imposition, rate, computation, exemption, and credits from income taxes, so as to provide for a tax credit for the construction, renovation, purchase, or lease of a property for taxpayers who place in service an eligible retailer that sells or offers for sale healthy foods in a less developed area; to provide for definitions; to provide for terms and conditions; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sandra ScottPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Viola DavisPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Kim SchofieldPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse63

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. House Second Readers
  2. House First Readers
  3. House Hopper

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source