SB 640 Georgia Senate · 2021-2022 Regular Session

Clarke County and the Clarke County School District; ad valorem taxes levied by the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County for unified government purposes; increase the 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 from certain ad valorem taxes levied by the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County for unified government purposes; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2022

Committee Review

Mar 2022

Senate Passage

Mar 2022

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 25, 2022 Last action Apr 1, 2022

Floor votes · Senate Mar 30, 2022

How they voted

43–2

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 47

Mar 30, 2022

D Democratic18

14 Yea 2 Nay 2

77% Yea

R Republican29

29 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Mar 30, 2022

Upper · Passed

Senate Passed/Adopted

upper

Mar 29, 2022

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee Favorably Reported

upper

Mar 28, 2022

Committee

Senate Read and Referred

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors