Ad valorem tax; criteria used by tax assessors to determine fair market value of real property; revise
Summary
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, so as to revise the criteria used by tax assessors to determine the fair market value of real property; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Jan 2018
House Passage
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 8, 2017
Last action Jan 8, 2018
Floor votes · House Mar 3, 2017
How they voted
165–2
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 177
Mar 3, 2017
D
Democratic61
95% Yea
R
Republican116
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Jan 8, 2018
Committee
Senate Recommitted
upper
Mar 24, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 3, 2017
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 3, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 27, 2017
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Knight
RRepublican
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