Bill Text: GA SB1 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Ad Valorem; prohibit local govt. on increasing millage rates the same day as other local govt. which affect all/portion of same properties subject to increase.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-09 - Senate Recommitted [SB1 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-SB1-Introduced.html

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11 LC 28 5317

Senate Bill 1

By: Senators Brown of the 26th, Staton of the 18th and Rogers of the 21st

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding ad valorem taxation of property, so as to prohibit local governments from conducting public hearings regarding the increase of millage rates in excess of the roll-back rate on the same day as other local governments are conducting public hearings which affect all or a portion of the same properties subject to such increase in millage rates; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding ad valorem taxation of property, is amended by adding a new paragraph to subsection (c) of Code Section 48-5-32.1, relating to the establishment of millage rates, to read as follows:

"(6) No recommending authority nor any levying authority shall conduct a public hearing required by paragraph (2) of this subsection on the same day as any other recommending authority or levying authority is conducting a public hearing required by paragraph (2) of this subsection if such authorities have jurisdiction over all or a portion of the same properties subject to the increase in property taxes which is the subject of such public hearings."

SECTION 2.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.