Newton County; the income cap and exemption provided to citizens who are 65 years of age or older; homestead exemption; increase
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing homestead exemptions from Newton County and Newton County School District ad valorem taxation, approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 4328), so as to increase the income cap and exemption provided to citizens who are 65 years of age or older from Newton County School District ad valorem taxation; 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 repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Mar 20, 2023
Signed May 1, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 23, 2023 · House Mar 29, 2023
How they voted
42–0
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 50
Mar 23, 2023
D
Democratic21
90% Yea
R
Republican29
79% 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 139
upper
May 1, 2023
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 20, 2023
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 20, 2023
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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