Georgia Senate Bill 488

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 17-10)
Status: Introduced on February 12 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-13 - Senate Read and Referred
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [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 aircraft used exclusively for the aerial application of fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, seeds, or other agricultural products; to provide for a referendum; to provide for effective dates, applicability, and automatic repeal; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Property Tax Exemptions; state-wide exemption from all ad valorem taxes for aircraft used exclusively for the aerial application of fertilizers, pesticides; provide

Sen. Carden Summers [R]	Sen. John Kennedy [R]	Sen. Russ Goodman [R]	Sen. Larry Walker [R]
Sen. Lee Anderson [R]	Sen. Freddie Sims [D]	Sen. Billy Hickman [R]	Sen. Harold Jones [D]
Sen. Bill Cowsert [R]	Sen. Shelly Echols [R]	Sen. Jason Esteves [D]	Sen. Sheikh Rahman [D]
Sen. Sam Watson [R]	Sen. Max Burns [R]	Sen. Josh McLaurin [D]	Sen. Mike Hodges [R]
Sen. Ed Harbison [D]	Sen. Bo Hatchett [R]	Sen. Chuck Payne [R]	Sen. Kim Jackson [D]
Sen. Matt Brass [R]	Sen. David Lucas [D]	Sen. Ricky Williams [R]	Sen. Marty Harbin [R]
Sen. Gloria Butler [D]	Sen. Elena Parent [D]	Sen. Brian Strickland [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-13	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2024-02-12	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/66953
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/223740