Twiggs County; School District; increase income cap on homestead exemption granted to certain residents
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a $15,000.00 homestead exemption from certain ad valorem taxes levied by, for, or on behalf of the Twiggs County School District for residents who are 62 years of age or older and whose net income does not exceed $15,000.00, approved April 17, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6502), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4834), so as to increase the income cap on the homestead exemption granted to certain residents of the school district who are 62 years of age or older; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; 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
May 2023
Introduced Mar 20, 2023
Signed May 1, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 29, 2023 · House Mar 27, 2023
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 50
Mar 29, 2023
D
Democratic21
85% 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
May 1, 2023
Signed into law
Act 220
upper
May 1, 2023
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 29, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 27, 2023
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Danny Mathis
RRepublican
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