Petrea-Stephens-Franklin-Watson Tax Relief Act; enact
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Bryan County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the base year assessed value of such homestead; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide a short title; 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 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 6, 2025
Signed May 9, 2025
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LC 47 3514/a
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The bill text has been updated to reflect that it has passed both the House and Senate, with the version identifier changed from LC 47 3514 to LC 47 3514/AP. This indicates the legislative process has advanced to the point where the bill has been approved by both chambers of the legislature.
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No substantive policy changes to scope, eligibility, funding, or requirements were identified in this diff. The changes appear to be primarily technical updates to the bill's versioning and status indicators.
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Bill version identifier updated from LC 47 3514 to LC 47 3514/AP to indicate the bill has passed both House and Senate chambers.
Added parenthetical notation '(AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)' to the bill title to document the legislative status.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 27, 2025 · House Mar 18, 2025
How they voted
51–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 55
Mar 27, 2025
D
Democratic22
90% 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 9, 2025
Signed into law
Act 96
upper
May 9, 2025
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jesse Petrea
RRepublican
P
Lehman Franklin
RRepublican
P
Ron Stephens
RRepublican
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