TSPLOST, GDOT legislation

ABH summarizes the current status on a number of legislative items, including TSPLOST:

► Senate Resolution 44

Constitutional amendment to create T-SPLOST, a 1 percent special-purpose, local-option sales tax for transportation

Status: Passed the Senate, in House Transportation Committee

► SB 200

Transfer transportation construction from the state Department of Transportation to the new State Transportation Authority

Status: Passed the Senate, awaiting House committee assignment

► SB 39

Constitutional amendment to allow counties to levy a 1 percent sales tax for transportation for projects of their choice, gutted in the House

Status: Passed Senate and House, in conference committee

► HB 605

House version of a bill to transfer state transportation construction from the Department of Transportation to the new State Transportation Authority

Status: House Transportation Committee

► HB 277

House bill to levy a 1 percent sales tax statewide for specified transportation projects over 10 years

Status: Passed House, Senate Finance Committee

HB= House Bill

SB= Senate Bill