Georgia House Bill 711 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: Passed on May 3 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-03 - Effective Date 2023-05-03
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a homestead exemption of $4,000.00 from all county school district ad valorem taxation, except taxes levied to retire bonded indebtedness, which applies to the homestead of each resident of the Gwinnett County school district actually occupied by the owner as a residence and homestead, approved March 24, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 4199), so as to increase said homestead exemption to $8,000.00; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to provide for mandatory execution of election and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Gwinnett County; ad valorem tax; increase homestead exemption to $8,000.00

Rep. Matt Reeves [R]	Rep. Chuck Efstration [R]	Rep. Jasmine Clark [D]	Rep. Dewey McClain [D]
Rep. Farooq Mughal [D]	Rep. Karen Bennett [D]

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
2023-05-03		Effective Date 2023-05-03
2023-05-03		Act 296
2023-05-03	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2023-04-05	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
2023-03-16	House	House Withdrawn, Recommitted
2023-03-16	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2023-03-14	House	House Second Readers
2023-03-13	House	House First Readers
2023-03-09	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/65211
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/217513
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/220023
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/65211#21446
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/65211#21629