Gov. Brian Kemp says he will quickly sign a bill suspending Georgia’s fuel tax through May after the state Senate voted 55-0 on Thursday to approve the measure.
Lawmakers sent House Bill 304 flying through the General Assembly in nine days after the Republican Kemp first proposed the measure March 9. The measure earlier passed the state House 150-0.
Katie Byrd, a spokesperson for Kemp, said he could sign the measure into law as early as Friday.
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