Hart County; ad valorem tax; increase amount of homestead exemption
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for homestead exemptions from Hart County ad valorem taxes for county purposes and from Hart County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes for certain residents of that county and school district, approved April 6, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 5574), so as to increase the amount of such homestead exemption from Hart County ad valorem taxes for county purposes from $10,000.00 to $15,000.00 of the assessed value of that homestead; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum, contingent effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2020
Committee Review
Jun 2020
House Passage
Jun 2020
Senate Passage
Jun 2020
Signed into Law
Jun 2020
Introduced Jun 16, 2020
Signed Jun 29, 2020
Floor votes · House Jun 19, 2020
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Jun 29, 2020
Signed into law
Act 354
upper
Jun 29, 2020
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Jun 23, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Jun 23, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Jun 20, 2020
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Jun 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Jun 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alan Powell
RRepublican
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