Georgia House Bill 791 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on April 27 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-04-27 - Effective Date 2023-04-27
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Oconee County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for the taxable year beginning on January 1, 1999, and $15,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2000, for certain residents of that school district who have annual incomes not exceeding $15,000.00 and who are 65 years of age or over, approved March 27, 1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 3568), so as to repeal such exemption; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Oconee County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes; repeal a homestead exemption

Rep. Marcus Wiedower [R]

Rep. Houston Gaines [R]

2023-03-29 - Senate - Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #338 (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-03-23 - House - Local Calendar : House Vote #271 (Y: 162 N: 0 NV: 12 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-04-27		Effective Date 2023-04-27
2023-04-27		Act 47
2023-04-27	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2023-04-06	House	House Sent to Governor
2023-03-29	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2023-03-27	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2023-03-23	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2023-03-23	House	House Passed/Adopted
2023-03-23	House	House Third Readers
2023-03-23	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2023-03-21	House	House Second Readers
2023-03-20	House	House First Readers
2023-03-20	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/65477
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/218543
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/220040
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/65477#21446
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/65477#21629