HB 830 Georgia House · 2015-2016 Regular Session

Jonesboro, City of; ad valorem tax; restate amount of homestead exemption; provisions

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to conditionally repeal an Act providing for homestead exemptions from ad valorem taxes for city purposes for residents of the City of Jonesboro, approved May 14, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 5845), and to enact a new provision; to restate the amount of the homestead exemption for the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city; 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 referendum, effective dates, specific conditional repeal, and automatic repeal; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2016
Committee Review
Feb 2016
House Passage
Feb 2016
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 25, 2016 Last action Feb 8, 2016
Floor votes · House Feb 4, 2016

How they voted

1181
Passed · 17 other
Total votes 136
Feb 4, 2016
D Democratic43
34 Yea 1 Nay 8
79% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican92
83 Yea 9
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Feb 8, 2016
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 4, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 4, 2016
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors