HB 162 Georgia House · 2019-2020 Regular Session

Commerce, City of; independent school district ad valorem tax; change net income limitation

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from City of Commerce independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who are 62 years of age or over and an additional homestead exemption in the amount of $20,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who are 65 years of age or over and whose net income, excluding certain retirement income, does not exceed $18,000.00, approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4349), as amended, so as to change the net income limitation for receiving such exemptions from $18,000.00 to $25,000.00, not including certain retirement income; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Apr 2019
Introduced Feb 6, 2019 Signed Apr 30, 2019
Floor votes · House Feb 13, 2019

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Apr 30, 2019
Signed into law
Act 99
upper
Apr 30, 2019
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Feb 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 14, 2019
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Tommy Benton
RRepublican
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