Lawmakers in the Georgia House of Representatives pushed forward legislation to authorize a $1 billion tax refund payment to state residents as the state manages a significant budget surplus. House Bill 112 passed unanimously,

Crossover Day was the last day for the legislation to move forward to the state Senate. ATLANTA — The Georgia House on Thursday passed the newest round of proposed state surplus tax refund payments. The $1 billion in refund payments to Georgia taxpayers — always structured the same way: $250 to a single tax filer,

The Georgia House signed off on the governor’s proposal to speed up a planned income tax rate cut Thursday but not before several Democrats blasted the plan as a risky gamble with a key source of state revenue.