HOUSE FIRST READERS IN SENATE THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2025 THIRTY-SIXTH LEGISLATIVE DAY HB 747. HB 755. HB 758. HB 759. By Representatives Cummings of the 39th, Parsons of the 44th, Wilkerson of the 38th, Carson of the 46th, Campbell of the 35th and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating the State Court of Cobb County, approved March 26, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 3211), as amended, so as to change the compensation of judges of the State Court of Cobb County; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. By Representatives Ballinger of the 23rd, Ridley of the 22nd, Thomas of the 21st, Jones of the 47th, Scoggins of the 14th and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the governing authority of Cherokee 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. By Representatives Mathiak of the 82nd and Camp of the 135th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Spalding County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in a graduated amount on the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 65 years of age or older and based upon their income, excluding certain retirement income; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. By Representatives Camp of the 135th and Mathiak of the 82nd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a board of elections for Spalding County, approved March 19, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 4432), as amended, so as to update provisions related to the terms of board members; to revise provisions related to holding meetings of the board; to rename the elections supervisor as the elections director; to revise duties of the elections director; to authorize the board to hire its own legal counsel; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. - 1 - HB 760. HB 761. HB 762. By Representatives Sainz of the 180th, Townsend of the 179th and DeLoach of the 167th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act creating a board of commissioners of Glynn County, approved February 11, 1937 (Ga. L. 1937, p. 1336), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 13, 2001 (Ga. L. 2001, p. 3914), so as to change the annual salary of the chairperson and members of the board; to provide for withholding of compensation for certain meeting absences; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. By Representatives Clark of the 108th, Lim of the 98th and McClain of the 109th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a homestead exemption from all City of Lilburn ad valorem taxes for city purposes, including but not limited to taxes to retire bonded indebtedness in the amount of $5,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of the City of Lilburn and in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain other residents of the City of Lilburn who are 65 years of age or over or who are disabled, approved March 22, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4469), so as to provide an additional homestead exemption in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the prior year assessed value of such homestead by more than 8 percent; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. By Representatives Gilliard of the 162nd, Petrea of the 166th, Hitchens of the 161st and Stephens of the 164th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for the creation of the Savannah Music Commission; to provide for a short title; to provide for findings; to provide for definitions; to provide for membership, terms of office, and vacancies; to confer powers and impose duties on the commission; to provide for bylaws; to provide for a quorum; to provide for audits; to provide for venue; to provide for tax exemptions from levy and sale; to provide for liberal construction; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. - 2 - HB 763. HB 764. HB 766. HB 771. By Representatives Stephens of the 164th, Petrea of the 166th and Franklin of the 160th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to create and establish the Richmond Hill-Bryan County Airport Authority, a new airport authority in and for the County of Bryan and the City of Richmond Hill; to provide that no liability or debt against the aforementioned city or county shall be incurred in the exercise of any powers granted by this Act; to make the bonds, securities, or obligations of the authority exempt from taxation; to authorize the issuance of refunding bonds, securities, or other obligations; to provide that such bonds, securities, or other obligations be validated as authorized by the "Revenue Bond Law"; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. By Representative Jasperse of the 11th: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for a new charter for the City of Nelson, approved April 7, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 5615), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 9, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 5181), so as to provide for appointments to vacancies in the office of the mayor or city council member; to provide for special elections; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. By Representative Cheokas of the 151st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to create and establish the Sumter-Americus County Unification Commission; to provide for a short title; to provide for definitions; to provide for the membership of said commission; to provide for the certification of the election results; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. By Representatives Thomas of the 21st, Ridley of the 22nd, Scoggins of the 14th, Jones of the 47th, Jasperse of the 11th and others: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from Cherokee County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes for the full value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who have annual incomes not exceeding $16,000.00 and who are 62 years of age or over, approved March 10, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 3677), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 19, 2024 (Ga. L. 2024, p. 3552), so as to extend the homestead exemption to surviving spouses without regard to the five-year residency requirement; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. - 3 - HB 782. HB 783. HB 784. By Representatives Stephens of the 164th, Petrea of the 166th, Gilliard of the 162nd and Hitchens of the 161st: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Chatham County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the base year assessed value of such homestead; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide a short title; 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 provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. By Representatives Richardson of the 125th, Newton of the 127th, Clifton of the 131st and Leverett of the 123rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Columbia County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $8,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district; 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 provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. By Representatives Richardson of the 125th, Newton of the 127th, Clifton of the 131st and Leverett of the 123rd: A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Columbia County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $8,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county; 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 provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. - 4 -