Tax Notes | Budget Bills Teed Up for Votes, Next Steps in Both Chambers

Since the 2024 U.S. election, business executives, boards, and policy experts are moving quickly to understand and traverse changing economic and political dynamics. Global law firm Alston & Bird is uniquely positioned with extensive legal and policy expertise – with connections to the most influential players.

This week, the Senate week will begin confirmation hearings for a slew of Trump Administration cabinet nominees. The upper chamber will also take up legislation requiring the detention of people who are in the United States illegally and are arrested for, or charged with, theft. House, Republicans, who hold a razor-thin majority, continue to debate the strategy of pushing through President-elect Trump’s legislative priorities in a single reconciliation bill. 

Which tax bills survived sine die? Our State & Local Tax Group reviews the three major tax bills of the 2017 Georgia General Assembly.