Georgia House Bill 498 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Passed on May 7 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-05-07 - Effective Date 2021-05-07
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property tax exemptions, so as to expand an exemption for agricultural equipment and certain farm products held by certain entities to include entities comprising two or more family owned farm entities; to add dairy products and unfertilized eggs of poultry as qualified farm products with respect to such exemption; to provide for a referendum; to provide for effective dates, applicability, and automatic repeal; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Ad valorem tax; property; expand an exemption for agricultural equipment and certain farm products

Sen. Sam Watson [R]	Rep. Robert Dickey [R]	Rep. John LaHood [R]	Rep. Terry England [R]
Rep. Clay Pirkle [R]	Sen. Larry Walker [R]

2021-03-31 - House - Agree Sen Sub: House Vote #440 (Y: 158 N: 0 NV: 16 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2021-03-31 - House - Agree Sen Sub: House Vote #439 (Y: 163 N: 1 NV: 10 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2021-03-31 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #404 (Y: 48 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-03-29 - Senate - Motion To Engross: Hb 160, Hb 333, Hb 498, Hb 574, Hb 575, & Hb 588: Senate Vote #358 (Y: 33 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2021-03-08 - House - Passage: House Vote #186 (Y: 169 N: 1 NV: 6 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-05-07		Effective Date 2021-05-07
2021-05-07		Act 260
2021-05-07	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2021-04-06	House	House Sent to Governor
2021-03-31	House	House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
2021-03-31	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2021-03-31	Senate	Senate Third Read
2021-03-31	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2021-03-29	Senate	Senate Tabled
2021-03-29	Senate	Senate Engrossed
2021-03-29	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2021-03-22	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2021-03-18	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2021-03-09	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2021-03-08	House	House Passed/Adopted
2021-03-08	House	House Third Readers
2021-03-03	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2021-02-22	House	House Second Readers
2021-02-18	House	House First Readers
2021-02-17	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59778
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/197899
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/201978
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/202506
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59778#18432
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59778#18768
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59778#18906
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59778#18826
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/59778#18862