Barrow County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes for certain senior citizens with certain maximum incomes; provide homestead exemption
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Barrow County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes for certain senior citizens with certain maximum incomes; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability and eligibility; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Jan 30, 2024
Signed May 1, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 21, 2024 · House Feb 8, 2024
How they voted
45–2
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 50
Feb 21, 2024
D
Democratic21
90% Yea
R
Republican29
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 1, 2024
Signed into law
Act 521
upper
May 1, 2024
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 9, 2024
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chuck Efstration
RRepublican
P
Holt Persinger
RRepublican
P
Houston Gaines
RRepublican
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