Bill Text: GA HR7 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: General Assembly; provide homeowner tax relief grants; appropriate funds - CA
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-30 - House Second Readers [HR7 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HR7-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 7
By:
Representatives Dukes of the
150th,
Porter of the
143rd,
Smyre of the
132nd,
Hugley of the
133rd,
Abrams of the
84th,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Proposing
an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that the General Assembly
shall have the duty to appropriate funds each year to provide homeowner tax
relief grants with a benefit equivalent to a homestead exemption of not less
than $8,000.00 and not more than $18,000.00 of the assessed value of a
taxpayer's homestead or the taxpayer's ad valorem property tax liability on the
homestead, whichever is lower; to provide for submission of this amendment for
ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
BE
IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
VII, Section IIA of the Constitution is amended by revising Paragraph I as
follows:
"Paragraph
I.
State
grants; adjustment amount. For each
taxable year, a homeowner's incentive adjustment
may
shall
be applied to the return of each taxpayer claiming such state-wide homestead
exemption as may be specified by general law. The amount of such adjustment
may
shall
provide a taxpayer with a benefit equivalent to a homestead exemption of
up
to
not less than
$8,000.00 and not more than $18,000.00 of
the assessed value of a taxpayer's homestead or the taxpayer's ad valorem
property tax liability on the homestead, whichever is lower.
The
It shall be
the duty of the General Assembly
may
to
appropriate
such
an
amount each year for grants to local governments and school districts
as
sufficient to
fund such homeowner tax relief grants.
The adjustments and grants authorized by this Paragraph shall be made in such
manner and shall be subject to the procedures and conditions as may be specified
by general law heretofore or hereafter enacted."
SECTION
2.
The
above proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be published and submitted as
provided in Article X, Section I, Paragraph II of the Constitution. The ballot
submitting the above proposed amendment shall have written or printed thereon
the following:
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"( ) YES
( ) NO
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Shall
the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to provide that the General
Assembly shall have the duty to appropriate funds each year to provide homeowner
tax relief grants with a benefit equivalent to a homestead exemption of not less
than $8,000.00 and not more than $18,000.00 of the assessed value of a
taxpayer's homestead or the taxpayer's ad valorem property tax liability on the
homestead, whichever is lower?"
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All
persons desiring to vote in favor of ratifying the proposed amendment shall vote
"Yes." All persons desiring to vote against ratifying the proposed amendment
shall vote "No." If such amendment shall be ratified as provided in said
Paragraph of the Constitution, it shall become a part of the Constitution of
this state.
