Bryan County News Guest column: Session eventful
By State Rep. Ron Stephens.
The 2021 Legislative Session of the Georgia General Assembly adjourned Sine Die March 31. It was an eventful session which included meaningful legislation sent to the Governor for his signature or his veto. Next week, I will address the highlights but this week I focus on the bills that passed in the final two days of the session.
Two bills regarding the use of hotel/motel taxation on organized vacation rentals by owners included House Bill 317, legislation I introduced. We passed legislation for the state which we accomplished through H.B. 317 which expands the definition of “innkeeper” to include any dealer that is required to collect and remit sales tax as a marketplace facilitator for facilitating the sale of rooms, lodgings, or accommodations. The definition expansion requires the innkeepers acting as marketplace facilitators to collect and remit the local excise taxes due o