Bartow County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes; provide homestead exemption
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a homestead exemption from certain Bartow County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $5,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district, approved April 1, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 4556), so as to increase the exemption to $15,000.00; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and 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 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
House Passage
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 30, 2023
Signed May 1, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Feb 21, 2023 · House Feb 6, 2023
How they voted
47–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 50
Feb 21, 2023
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican29
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 1, 2023
Signed into law
Act 106
upper
May 1, 2023
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Feb 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 7, 2023
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Jan 30, 2023
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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