Heard County; ad valorem tax for county and educational purposes; provide additional homestead exemption
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for homestead exemptions from Heard County ad valorem taxes for county purposes and from Heard County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes for certain residents of that county and school district, approved April 13, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6107), so as to provide an additional homestead exemption from school district taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $20,000.00 for residents of the school district who are 70 years of age or older; 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
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Feb 14, 2023
Signed May 3, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 1, 2023 · House Feb 23, 2023
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 50
Mar 1, 2023
D
Democratic21
90% Yea
R
Republican29
86% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 3, 2023
Signed into law
Act 277
upper
May 3, 2023
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
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
David Huddleston
RRepublican
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