Dawson County; ad valorem tax; close new applications for certain homestead exemptions for senior citizens
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to close for new applications certain homestead exemptions for senior citizens from Dawson County ad valorem taxes for county purposes and homestead exemptions for senior citizens from Dawson County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; 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
Apr 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 25, 2025
Signed May 14, 2025
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LC 61 0219/a
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HB 824/AP*
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MINOR
The bill has been formally approved by both the House and Senate, as indicated by the updated title. The document version numbers have been updated to reflect this bicameral approval status.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains unchanged; only the procedural status has been updated to reflect passage by both chambers.
TECHNICAL
The bill title was updated to include '(AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)', indicating the legislation has been approved by both legislative chambers.
The document version identifier was updated from 'LC 61 0219' to 'LC 61 0219/AP', where 'AP' likely denotes the approved version.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 2, 2025 · House Mar 31, 2025
How they voted
54–1
Passed
Total votes 55
Apr 2, 2025
D
Democratic22
100% Yea
R
Republican33
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 14, 2025
Signed into law
Act 338
upper
May 14, 2025
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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