Georgia Senate Bill 341 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 26 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-04-26 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal a former local constitutional amendment, Ga. L. 1981, p. 1914, which former local constitutional amendment was continued in effect as statutory law pursuant to Article VII, Section II, Paragraph IV of the Constitution of Georgia and which provides for a homestead exemption from certain city ad valorem taxes for residents of the City of Decatur in an amount to be fixed by the governing authority of the city at not more than $2,000.00 for the first year, and which may be increased periodically, but which exemption shall not exceed $10,000.00; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Decatur, City of; repeal a former local constitutional amendment; homestead exemption

Sen. Elena Parent [D]

2016-03-08 - House - House Vote #721 (Y: 163 N: 0 NV: 10 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2016-02-11 - Senate - Senate Vote #449 (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-26		Effective Date
2016-04-26		Act 384
2016-04-26	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2016-03-29	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2016-03-08	House	House Passed/Adopted
2016-03-08	House	House Third Readers
2016-03-08	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2016-02-17	House	House Second Readers
2016-02-16	House	House First Readers
2016-02-11	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2016-02-11	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2016-02-08	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2016-02-04	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48163
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/156688
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/157276
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/159838
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/159900
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20152016/159839
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48163#13931
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/48163#14252