Early County; repeal a former local constitutional amendment
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal a former local constitutional amendment (Ga. L. 1962, p. 808), which former local constitutional amendment was continued in effect as statutory law pursuant to Article VII, Section II, Paragraph IV of the Constitution of Georgia and which provided a five year exemption from local ad valorem property taxes to any person who built, equipped, established, completed, or enlarged a plant for manufacturing or processing in Early County; to provide that exemptions granted prior to the effective date of this Act shall continue for the remainder of their unexpired terms; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Mar 9, 2026
Signed May 12, 2026
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The bill title was updated to reflect that it has passed both the House and Senate, and the version number was changed from LC 47 4027 to LC 47 4027/AP to indicate its current legislative status. These changes are technical and administrative, confirming the bill's progression through the legislative process without altering any substantive policy, funding, or eligibility criteria.
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Updated the bill title to include '(AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)' and changed the version identifier to reflect the amended passage status.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 31, 2026 · House Mar 20, 2026
How they voted
40–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 47
Mar 31, 2026
D
Democratic18
72% Yea
R
Republican29
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
4
May 12, 2026
Signed into law
Act 669
upper
May 12, 2026
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 31, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 25, 2026
Committee
Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted
upper
Mar 23, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gerald Greene
RRepublican
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