Georgia House Bill 787 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
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 providing a homestead exemption from Whitfield County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $30,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who are 65 years of age or older and whose annual incomes do not exceed $15,000.00, approved April 1, 1996 (Ga. L. 1996, p. 3734), as amended by an Act approved April 16, 1999 (Ga. L. 1999, p. 4455), so as to provide for an increase in the exemption amount and the income ceiling; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Whitfield County; School District; increase homestead exemption amount and income ceiling

Rep. Kasey Carpenter [R]

Rep. Steve Tarvin [R]

Rep. Jason Ridley [R]

2023-03-27 - Senate - Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #296 (Y: 50 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 2) [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 323
2023-05-03	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2023-03-31	House	House Sent to Governor
2023-03-27	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
2023-03-21	House	House Second Readers
2023-03-20	House	House First Readers
2023-03-20	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/65473
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/218486
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/219590
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/65473#21446
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/65473#21534