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LEGISLATIVE NEWS

It takes a Village, and YOU Can Help! WHO DO YOU KNOW? As you can see from the many issues that matter to our industry, we can use all the help we can get! Please let us know if you have any governmental connections at the local, state or federal level. Invite your elected official to your store or facility for a tour, not just for a grand opening or a remodel. THANK THEM for their service! Show off your beautiful produce department and your delicious bakery and deli. Tour your production floor and tell them how many people you employ in their district. Introduce your management team. Talk about the challenges you face and how increased regulations can hurt your business. Discuss how inflation and increased lawsuits bring barriers to doing business in Georgia and the need for meaningful tort reform! Want to get to know your local legislators? We would be happy to help you set up a store or company tour. Give us a call at (770) 438-7744!

Pharmacy • Allows pharmacist to modify a prescription in certain circumstances (HB546) Sales Tax / Sales Tax Holidays

• Remove sales tax on oral hygiene products (HB345) • Remove sales tax on children’s products- (HB1354) • Remove sales tax on some children and senior products- (SB372) • Back to school sales tax holiday (HB1171, SB527, SB555) Solid Waste/Recycling • Outlaws the use of most single use plastic bags or items made of polystyrene foam (SB 49) Swipe Fees • Prohibits sales tax from being charged on interchange fees (SB126) • Senate swipe fee study committee (SR677) Tobacco/Vape/Hemp • Tobacco and vape tax increase (HB191, HB192, SB539) • Creates vape directory (HB1260) Tort Reform • Premise Liability (SB186, HB1371)

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