Georgia House Bill 997 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on May 10 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-05-10 - Effective Date 2022-05-10
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 provide for a state-wide exemption from all ad valorem taxes for timber equipment and timber products held by timber producers; 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; timber equipment and timber products held by timber producers; provide exemption

Sen. Sam Watson [R]	Rep. Terry England [R]	Rep. Jon Burns [R]	Rep. Debbie Buckner [D]
Rep. James Hatchett [R]	Rep. Gerald Greene [R]	Sen. Larry Walker [R]

2022-03-30 - Senate - Passage: Senate Vote #754 (Y: 50 N: 1 NV: 3 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2022-03-30 - Senate - Motion To Engross: Hb 424, Hb 934, Hb 997, Hb 1034, Hb 1041: Senate Vote #745 (Y: 34 N: 21 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-03-15 - House - Passage: House Vote #718 (Y: 171 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 6) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-05-10		Effective Date 2022-05-10
2022-05-10		Act 859
2022-05-10	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2022-04-06	House	House Sent to Governor
2022-03-30	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2022-03-30	Senate	Senate Third Read
2022-03-30	Senate	Senate Engrossed
2022-03-28	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2022-03-25	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2022-03-16	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2022-03-15	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2022-03-15	House	House Third Readers
2022-03-08	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2022-03-03	House	House Withdrawn, Recommitted
2022-02-24	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2022-01-27	House	House Second Readers
2022-01-26	House	House First Readers
2022-01-25	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/61327
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/203889
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/208692
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/209497
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/211161
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/61327#19426
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/61327#19678
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/61327#19687