Georgia House Bill 163 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 30 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-04-30 - Effective Date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from City of Jefferson independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who are 62 years of age or over and an additional homestead exemption in the amount of $20,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who are 65 years of age or over and whose net income, excluding certain retirement income, does not exceed $18,000.00, approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4353), as amended, so as to change the net income limitation for receiving such exemptions from $18,000.00 to $25,000.00, not including certain retirement income; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Jefferson, City of; independent school district ad valorem tax; change net income limitation

Rep. Tommy Benton [R]

2019-02-25 - Senate - Senate Vote #54 (Y: 48 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2019-02-13 - House - House Vote #29 (Y: 156 N: 0 NV: 18 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-30		Effective Date
2019-04-30		Act 100
2019-04-30	House	House Date Signed by Governor
2019-04-04	House	House Sent to Governor
2019-02-25	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted
2019-02-25	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2019-02-14	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2019-02-13	House	House Passed/Adopted
2019-02-13	House	House Third Readers
2019-02-13	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2019-02-08	House	House Second Readers
2019-02-07	House	House First Readers
2019-02-06	House	House Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54619
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/180557
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/182816
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54619#16509
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/54619#16584