Clarke County; ad valorem tax; increase existing general and senior homestead exemptions
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to grant to residents of Clarke County and the Clarke County School District, upon their homesteads, an exemption of $10,000.00 from certain ad valorem taxes levied by the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, and levied by, for, or on behalf of the Clarke County School District, approved April 13, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6241), as amended, so as to increase the existing general and senior homestead exemptions and create a low-income base year assessed value homestead exemption from certain ad valorem taxes levied by the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County for unified government purposes; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Mar 22, 2021
Signed Apr 18, 2022
Floor votes · House Mar 25, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
9
Committee
7
Apr 18, 2022
Signed into law
Act 605
upper
Apr 18, 2022
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Apr 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 29, 2022
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 29, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 29, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Mar 28, 2022
Committee
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
lower
Mar 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Jan 13, 2022
Committee
House Withdrawn, Recommitted
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 25, 2021
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (91-45-11)
house
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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