Early County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes; provide homestead exemption
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from Early County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $150,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for five years for residents of that school district who are 70 years of age or older, approved May 10, 2021 (Ga. L. 2021, p. 4267), as amended, so as to remove the expiration date of the exemption; 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
failed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
House Passage
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 14, 2023
Last action Feb 28, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2023 · House Feb 23, 2023
How they voted
32–13
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 50
Feb 28, 2023
D
Democratic21
57% Yea
R
Republican29
68% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Feb 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 28, 2023
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (32-13-5)
senate
Feb 27, 2023
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gerald Greene
RRepublican
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