Peachtree City, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; homestead exemption; increase income cap
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for a homestead exemption from City of Peachtree City ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $5,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city who are 65 years of age or over and whose income does not exceed $30,000.00, approved May 5, 2005 (Ga. L. 2005, p. 3719), so as to increase the income cap related to qualifying for such exemption to $60,000.00; to increase the value of the exemption to $30,000.00 of the assessed value; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to provide for 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 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 3, 2025
Signed May 13, 2025
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LC 47 3442/a
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HB 703/AP*
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The bill version was updated to reflect that it has passed both the House and Senate, indicating it is now in its final form. The document header was modified to show the bill's current status as 'AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE' instead of just the original bill number. No substantive policy changes to the actual content of the bill were made in this version.
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Bill status header updated to reflect passage by both legislative chambers, changing from original LC 47 3442 to LC 47 3442/AP to indicate the bill has been approved by both the House and Senate.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 21, 2025 · House Mar 10, 2025
How they voted
52–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 55
Mar 21, 2025
D
Democratic22
95% Yea
R
Republican33
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
Act 212
upper
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Debra Bazemore
DDemocratic
P
Derrick Jackson
DDemocratic
P
Josh Bonner
RRepublican
P
Karen Mathiak
RRepublican
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