ATLANTA (Feb. 24, 2009) – The Senate Appropriations Committee will take up Senate Bill (SB) 206, introduced by Sen. Greg Goggans (R-Douglas), Chair of the Community Health Appropriations Subcommittee, on Tuesday, March 3. The bill would require a regular accounting of tax breaks to bring more transparency and accountability into tax decisions. Bill cosponsors include Senate President Pro Tem Tommie Williams (R-Lyons), Senate Majority Leader Chip Rogers (R-Woodstock), Appropriations Chair Jack Hill (R-Reidsville), Senate Minority Caucus Chair Tim Golden (D-Valdosta), and Sen. Bill Cowsert (R-Athens), the Governor’s floor leader.
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