ATLANTA – Gov. Brian Kemp vetoed a dozen bills Tuesday that the General Assembly passed this year, including legislation that would have temporarily suspended a state sales tax exemption aimed at attracting data centers to Georgia.
Republican legislative leaders supported House Bill 1192, arguing the rapid growth of data centers is putting a strain on the state’s energy grid. But business leaders – notably the Georgia Chamber of Commerce – urged Kemp to veto the bill.
In his veto message, the governor wrote that the timing of the measure would have left companies planning to set up data centers in Georgia in the lurch…