Rep. Michele Henson

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a homestead exemption from City of Decatur ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes except for ad valorem taxes levied to pay interest on and to retire municipal bonded indebtedness in the amount of $15,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city who are 62 years of age or older and whose income does not exceed $50,000.00; 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 a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal a former local constitutional amendment, Ga. L. 1981, p. 1914, 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 provides for a homestead exemption from certain city ad valorem taxes for residents of the City of Decatur in an amount to be fixed by the governing authority of the city at not more than $2,000.00 for the first year, and which may be increased periodically, but which exemption shall not exceed $10,000.00; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Decatur, approved April 13, 2001 (Ga. L. 2001, p. 4351), as amended, so as to change the corporate limits of the city; to provide for related matters; to provide for a referendum and contingent effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to incorporate the City of Winship in DeKalb County; to provide for a charter for the City of Winship; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide for a referendum; to provide effective dates and transitional provisions governing the transfer of various functions and responsibilities from DeKalb County to the City of Winship; to provide for severability; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION recognizing December 10 as Georgia's Day of Coding; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION honoring the life and memory of Linda Womack; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION congratulating the Clarkston High School cross country team for their victorious performance in the 2014 Cross Country State Championship; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION commending the DeKalb School of the Arts upon being named an Advanced Placement Honors School; and for other purposes.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 4 of Chapter 11 of Title 16 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to dangerous instrumentalities and practices, so as to make it unlawful to discharge a firearm in an act of celebration or ceremony; to provide for definitions; to provide for exceptions; to provide for criminal penalties; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

A RESOLUTION commending the DeKalb School of the Arts upon being named as an Advanced Placement Honors School and inviting Susan M. McCauley, Principal, and Eric D. Winchester, Assistant Principal, to be recognized by the House of Representatives; and for other purposes.