Lamar County; school district ad valorem tax for educational purposes; provide exemption
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Lamar County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $7,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead after a specified five-year phase-in period for residents of that school district who are 70 years of age or older, approved April 24, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 3702), so as to increase such homestead exemption; 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 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Jan 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 8, 2024
Signed Apr 22, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 7, 2024 · House Jan 25, 2024
How they voted
41–0
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 49
Feb 7, 2024
D
Democratic21
80% Yea
R
Republican28
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Apr 22, 2024
Signed into law
Act 434
upper
Apr 22, 2024
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Jan 26, 2024
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Jan 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Jan 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Jan 8, 2024
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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