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HB723 • 2025

Income tax; expenses incurred in the provision of a warming center to unsheltered individuals on certain days of inclement weather; provide tax credit

Income tax; expenses incurred in the provision of a warming center to unsheltered individuals on certain days of inclement weather; provide tax credit

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Sponsor
Holly, El-Mahdi
Last action
2025-03-10
Official status
House Second Readers
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The provided bill summary confirms the existence of conditions, limitations, penalties, and rules but does not list their specific details or values.

Tax Credit for Warming Center Expenses

This bill creates an income tax credit for taxpayers who pay actual expenses to provide warming centers for unsheltered individuals on days of inclement weather.

What This Bill Does

  • Provides a tax credit for the actual costs spent by taxpayers to run warming centers.
  • Applies only when these centers are provided during specific days of bad weather.
  • Lists which spending counts as eligible expenses for the credit.
  • Sets rules, limits, and penalties for claiming this benefit.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Taxpayers who pay costs to provide warming centers.
  • Unsheltered individuals who use these centers during bad weather days.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official text does not state the specific dollar limit for the tax credit.
  • The exact definition of 'inclement weather' is left to rules and regulations that have not been written yet.
  • The effective date when this law starts has not been listed in the provided information.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-10 Georgia General Assembly

    House Second Readers

Official Summary Text

Income tax; expenses incurred in the provision of a warming center to unsheltered individuals on certain days of inclement weather; provide tax credit