Watson-Stephens-Petrea-Franklin Tax Relief Act; enact
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Bryan County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the adjusted base year assessed value of such homestead; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for a short title; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 18, 2025
Signed May 9, 2025
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LC 47 3344/a
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HB 476/AP*
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The bill title was updated to indicate it has passed both the House and Senate, and the document version number was changed from LC 47 3344 to LC 47 3344/AP to reflect its amended status. These are primarily technical and procedural changes indicating the bill's legislative progress rather than substantive policy modifications.
TECHNICAL
Bill title updated to include '(AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)' to reflect its legislative status
Document version identifier changed from LC 47 3344 to LC 47 3344/AP to indicate amended version
Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2025 · House Feb 21, 2025
How they voted
50–1
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 55
Feb 28, 2025
D
Democratic22
95% Yea
R
Republican33
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 9, 2025
Signed into law
Act 102
upper
May 9, 2025
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jesse Petrea
RRepublican
P
Lehman Franklin
RRepublican
P
Ron Stephens
RRepublican
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