The Georgia Virtue – by Jessica Szilagyi
A handful of lawmakers in Georgia have filed legislation to exempt sworn peace officers from paying state income taxes.
House Bill 992 was filed on Wednesday by Republican State Representatives Rick Williams, Bill Hitchens, Matthew Gambill, Alan Powell, and Stan Gunter. Hitchens previously served as the Colonel of the Georgia State Patrol and his son, Billy Hitchens, is now second in command for the agency. Rep. Gunter previously served as the Executive Director of the Prosecuting Attorney’s Council of Georgia and Powell previously served as the Chair of the House Public Safety Committee. Continue reading “Georgia Lawmakers File Bill To Exempt Law Enforcement From State Income Taxes”
