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signed · Georgia · House May 1, 2023

HB 593: DeKalb County; increase income cap on homestead exemption for citizens 62 years or older meeting certain income requirements; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend a former local constitutional amendment (Ga. L. 1982, p. 2659), which former local constitutional amendment was continued in effect as statutory law pursuant to Article VII, Section II, Paragraph IV of the Constitution of Georgia and which provided that each resident of the DeKalb County School District who is 62 years of age or over or who is disabled and whose gross income, together with the gross income of the spouse and all members of the family who reside at and occupy the homestead of such resident, does not exceed $16,000.00 per annum shall be granted an exemption from all DeKalb County School District ad valorem taxes on $20,000.00 of the value of the homestead owned and occupied by such resident, so as to increase the income cap on said homestead exemption to $40,000.00; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Karla Drenner (D) Long Tran (D) Billy Mitchell (D) Karen Bennett (D) Omari Crawford (D)
signed · Georgia · House May 1, 2023

HB 591: DeKalb County; increase income cap on homestead exemption for citizens age 65 or older meeting certain income requirements; provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide that each resident of DeKalb County who is 65 years of age or over or disabled and whose net income together with the net income of the spouse and all members of the family who reside at the homestead of such resident does not exceed $15,000.00 per annum shall be granted an exemption from all DeKalb County ad valorem taxes, except county school district taxes, in the amount of $14,000.00 of the value of the homestead of such resident, approved March 15, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 4114), so as to increase the income cap on said homestead exemption to $37,500.00; to provide for mandatory execution of election and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Karla Drenner (D) Long Tran (D) Billy Mitchell (D) Karen Bennett (D) Omari Crawford (D)
signed · Georgia · House May 1, 2023

HB 675: Riceboro, City of; residency requirements for candidacy for office or mayor or councilmember; revise provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Riceboro, approved February 19, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 4614), as amended, so as to revise provisions relating to residency requirements for candidacy for the office of mayor or councilmember; to provide for election by plurality; to revise provisions relating to filling vacancies in the office of mayor or councilmember; to provide for compensation of the mayor pro tempore when serving as mayor; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Al Williams (D) Buddy DeLoach (R)
signed · Georgia · House May 1, 2023

HB 620: Bartow County; Chief Magistrate; cost-of-living adjustments to compensation; change provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the compensation of the chief magistrate of the Magistrate Court of Bartow County, approved March 18, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 3788), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 26, 2016 (Ga. L. 2016, p. 3690), so as to change provisions relating to cost-of-living adjustments to the compensation of the chief magistrate; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Mitchell Scoggins (R) Matthew Gambill (R)
signed · Georgia · House May 1, 2023

HB 682: Seminole County; Probate Court; authorize assessment and collection of technology fee

A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Probate Court of Seminole County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for the termination of such technology fee and dedication of residual funds to technology uses; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Gerald Greene (R)
signed · Georgia · House May 1, 2023

HB 732: Quitman County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of technology fee

A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Magistrate Court of Quitman County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for the termination of such technology fee and dedication of residual funds to technology uses; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Gerald Greene (R)
signed · Georgia · House May 1, 2023

HR 158: Property; granting of nonexclusive easements; authorize

A RESOLUTION authorizing the granting of nonexclusive easements for the construction, installation, operation, and maintenance of facilities, utilities, roads, and ingresses and egresses in, on, over, under, upon, across, or through property owned by the State of Georgia in Calhoun, Camden, Chatham, Clarke, Coffee, DeKalb, Emanuel, Fulton, Jeff Davis, Monroe, Morgan, Polk, Tattnall, Towns, and Washington counties; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws, and for other purposes.
Emory Dunahoo (R) Debbie Buckner (D) Gerald Greene (R) Ken Vance (R) Clay Pirkle (R)
signed · Georgia · House May 1, 2023

HB 59: Rabun County; levy an excise tax

A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of Rabun County to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Victor Anderson (R)
signed · Georgia · House May 1, 2023

HB 690: Baker County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of technology fee

A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Magistrate Court of Baker County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for the termination of such technology fee and dedication of residual funds to technology uses; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Gerald Greene (R)
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