"Georgia Supporting those Who Sacrificed for Service Act"; enact
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property tax exemptions, so as to increase the amount of a state-wide homestead exemption for certain totally disabled veterans; to create new state-wide homestead exemptions for certain partially disabled veterans and partially or totally disabled first responders; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a short title; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2025
Last action Mar 11, 2025
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As introduced LC 50 1059
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The bill underwent technical amendments during Senate passage, primarily updating the legislative document identifiers from LC 50 1059 to LC 50 1133S (SCS). These changes reflect standard legislative tracking number updates and formatting adjustments rather than substantive policy modifications to the bill's content.
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Updated legislative tracking numbers from LC 50 1059 to LC 50 1133S (SCS) throughout the document header and page footers to reflect the bill's progression through the Senate.
Added 'AS PASSED SENATE' designation and blank lines to indicate the bill has been approved by the Senate chamber.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2025
How they voted
55–0
Passed
Total votes 55
Mar 6, 2025
D
Democratic22
100% Yea
R
Republican33
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Engrossed
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
18 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ben Watson
RRepublican
P
Billy Hickman
RRepublican
P
Blake Tillery
RRepublican
P
Brian Strickland
RRepublican
P
Carden Summers
RRepublican
P
Chuck Payne
RRepublican
P
Doc Rhett
DDemocratic
P
Ed Harbison
DDemocratic
P
Ed Setzler
RRepublican
P
Jason Anavitarte
RRepublican
P
John Albers
RRepublican
P
Kay Kirkpatrick
RRepublican
P
Kenya Wicks
DDemocratic
P
Marty Harbin
RRepublican
P
Matt Brass
RRepublican
P
Randy Robertson
RRepublican
P
Shawn Still
RRepublican
P
Steve Gooch
RRepublican
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