Policy Council Update – July 2025

GAM’s Policy Councils remain active throughout the year, with several meetings and engagement opportunities for members.  Member participation in council meetings is essential for GAM to remain effective and responsive to its members’ needs. 

 

The GAM Tax Council met at the offices of Eversheds Sutherland on July 8, 2025.  The agenda included an update on the recent passage by Congress of HR 1 (the “Big Beautiful Bill”) and its impact on manufacturers, GAM’s engagement on tax credit and exemption review by the Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts, an update from Anne Whipple from the Georgia Department of Revenue, and a guest appearance by State Representative Shaw Blackmon, who chairs the House Ways & Means Committee and offered his perspective on tax-related issues at the Georgia General Assembly. 

 

To view the minutes of the July 8 Tax Council meeting, please click on the following link:  GAM Tax Council Meeting - July 8 2025 - Minutes.  The minutes also contain embedded links to the slides and other documents shared during the meeting. 

 

The GAM Environmental Quality Council met via Microsoft Teams on July 9, 2025.  The Council agenda included a discussion of the latest PFAS issues and litigation trends, an update from Georgia EPD Deputy Director Anna Truszczynski, information regarding the Georgia Environmental Conference being held August 20-22 at Jekyll Island, and a review of the latest regulatory trends coming out of the new Administration in Washington.   

 

To view the minutes of the July 9 Environmental Quality Council meeting, please click on the following link:  GAM EQ Council Meeting - July 9 2025 - Minutes.  The minutes also contain embedded links to the slides and other documents shared during the meeting. 

 

Please ensure that your associates with relevant subject-matter expertise are attending GAM Council meetings – in addition to Tax and Environmental Quality, GAM has Councils dedicated to Energy, Legislative and Public Policy, Operational Excellence, and Artificial Intelligence and Innovation.  These meetings provide information and engagement opportunities that cannot be found anywhere else.  Thank you for your support!