ATLANTA — Agriculture producers in Georgia, along with several southeastern states, are still recovering from the devastation left by last September’s Hurricane Helene. The Georgia House of Representatives has passed a Hurricane Helene Tax Relief bill aimed to provide some needed financial relief to affected Georgia agricultural communities.
Georgia House Bill 223 passed by a 173 to 0 vote on Feb. 18 and was introduced by Georgia state Majority Leader Chuck Efstration (R-Mulberry), Georgia House Majority Whip James Burchett (R-Waycross), along with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s House Floor leaders team. The bill is designed to provide taxation. . .