2324 LC 50 0721S House Bill 814 (COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE) By: Representatives Camp of the 135 th and Williams of the 148 th A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Code Section 48-7-27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the 1 computation of taxable net income, so as to exclude certain grants for broadband2 investments; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability;3 to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:5 SECTION 1.6 Code Section 48-7-27 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the computation7 of taxable net income, is amended by adding a new paragraph in subsection (a) to read as8 follows:9 "(11.3) Any grant or subgrant received pursuant to the Broadband Equity, Access, and 10 Deployment Program established pursuant to 47 U.S.C. 1702, or the American Rescue11 Plan Act of 2021, Public Law 117-2, for the purpose of making investments in broadband12 infrastructure;"13 H. B. 814 (SUB) - 1 - 2324 LC 50 0721S SECTION 2. 14 This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2024, and shall be applicable to all taxable years15 beginning on or after January 1, 2022.16 SECTION 3.17 All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.18 H. B. 814 (SUB) - 2 -