Rep. Jason Ridley

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from Whitfield County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $150,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who are 70 years of age or over, approved June 3, 2003 (Ga. L. 2003, p. 4538), so as to revise the exemption amount; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption; to provide for applicability; 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 repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Whitfield County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $150,000.00 of the appraised value of the homestead for residents of that county who are 65 years of age or older and whose income does not exceed $40,000.00; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; 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 repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Whitfield County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $250,000.00 of the appraised value of the homestead for residents of that county who are 70 years of age or older; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; 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 repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a new homestead exemption from City of Tunnel Hill ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $100,000.00 for each resident of the City of Tunnel Hill who is 70 years of age or older; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a new homestead exemption from City of Cohutta ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $100,000.00 for each resident of the City of Cohutta who is 70 years of age or older; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for a homestead exemption from City of Dalton ad valorem taxes for city purposes and a homestead exemption from City of Dalton Independent School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $75,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for each resident of the City of Dalton who is 65 years of age or over and whose annual net income does not exceed $20,000.00, approved April 2, 1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 4104), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 19, 2000 (Ga. L. 2000, p. 4480), so as to increase the income cap and the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 50-18-72 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to when public disclosure not required relative to inspection of public records, so as to include certain documents from the Department of Natural Resources; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for a homestead exemption from City of Dalton ad valorem taxes for city purposes and a homestead exemption from City of Dalton Independent School District ad valorem taxes for education purposes in the amount of $75,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for each resident of the City of Dalton who is 65 years of age or over and whose annual net income does not exceed $20,000.00, approved April 2, 1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 4104), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 19, 2000; so as to increase the income cap; to increase the exemption from ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 30 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to beauty pageants, so as to require certain additional information to be provided to beauty pageant contestants before accepting a fee; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 16 of Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding sheriffs, so as to repeal provisions limiting sheriffs to one additional salary for serving as the sheriff of multiple courts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.