SB 388 Georgia Senate · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Cherokee County School District; full value exemption for senior and disabled residents; provide

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from Cherokee County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes for the full value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who have annual incomes not exceeding $16,000.00 and who are 62 years of age or over, approved March 10, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 3677), as amended, so as to provide for a full value exemption for senior and disabled residents; to provide for a residency requirement and grandfathering of certain residents; 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
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Signed into Law
Feb 2024
Introduced Jan 24, 2024 Signed Feb 19, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 7, 2024 · House Feb 15, 2024

How they voted

420
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 51
Feb 7, 2024
D Democratic22
17 Yea 5
77% Yea
R Republican29
25 Yea 4
86% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Feb 19, 2024
Signed into law
Act 359
upper
Feb 19, 2024
Signed into law
Senate Date Signed by Governor
upper
Feb 16, 2024
Introduced
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
upper
Feb 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Jan 25, 2024
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Jan 24, 2024
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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