Georgia House Bill 211 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on February 1 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-07 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to imposition, rate, and composition of and exemptions from income taxes, so as to create an annual tax credit for up to five years for taxpayers who purchase, own, and occupy a dwelling that qualifies for a homestead exemption located within a school attendance zone assigned to a public elementary school that is among the lowest 5 percent of academic achievement public elementary schools in the state; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Income tax; homestead exemption; certain dwellings within a school attendance zone; create tax credit

Rep. Beth Beskin [R]	Rep. James Shaw [R]	Rep. James Hatchett [R]	Rep. Wendell Willard [R]
Rep. Tom Taylor [R]	Rep. Allen Peake [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-07	House	House Second Readers
2017-02-02	House	House First Readers
2017-02-01	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/50144
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20172018/164161