Haralson County; ad valorem tax; educational purposes; homestead exemption; increase amount
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Haralson County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $8,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who have annual incomes not exceeding $10,000.00 and who are 65 years of age or over, approved April 9, 1999 (Ga. L. 1999, p. 4087), as amended, so as to increase the amount of the exemption and repeal a maximum income restriction; to provide for a definition; 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 provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Feb 6, 2024
Signed Mar 26, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 29, 2024 · House Feb 12, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 50
Feb 29, 2024
D
Democratic21
71% Yea
R
Republican29
86% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Mar 26, 2024
Signed into law
Act 372
upper
Mar 26, 2024
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 13, 2024
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tyler Smith
RRepublican
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