Oconee County; ad valorem tax; educational purposes; provide homestead exemption
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Oconee County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $3,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county; to provide for the automatic increase of such exemption to $8,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county on January 1, 2035; 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 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
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
Apr 2023
Introduced Mar 20, 2023
Signed Apr 27, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 29, 2023 · House Mar 23, 2023
How they voted
46–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 50
Mar 29, 2023
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican29
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Apr 27, 2023
Signed into law
Act 42
upper
Apr 27, 2023
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 23, 2023
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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