Senate local consent calendar, 2024 February 8

SENATE LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR

Thursday, February 8, 2024 Seventeenth Legislative Day

(The names listed are the Senators whose districts are affected by the legislation.)

HB 709

Kennedy of the 18th CITY OF FORSYTH

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Forsyth, approved May 5, 2015 (Ga. L. 2015, p. 3542), so as to revise provisions related to the powers of the city manager related to appointment of department heads; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

HB 950

James of the 35th Brass of the 28th Senate District 30 DOUGLAS COUNTY PROBATE COURT

A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Probate Court of Douglas 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.

HB 958

Burns of the 23rd Anderson of the 24th COLUMBIA COUNTY MAGISTRATE COURT

A BILL to be entitled an Act to authorize the Magistrate Court of Columbia County to impose and collect county law library fees as part of the court costs in the magistrate court; to provide for practices and procedures connected therewith; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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HB 1007

Anderson of the 24th LINCOLN COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to reconstitute and reestablish the board of elections and registration for Lincoln County, approved May 3, 2021 (Ga. L. 2021, p. 4161), so as to revise provisions relating to meetings of said board; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

HB 1008

Anderson of the 24th LINCOLN COUNTY TAX COMMISSIONER

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act consolidating the offices of Tax Receiver and Tax Collector of Lincoln County into the office of Tax Commissioner of Lincoln County, approved December 17, 1953 (Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 2604), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 25, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 4478), so as to remove provisions relating to the compensation of the tax commissioner; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Pursuant to Article VII, Section II, Paragraph IV of the Constitution, the following three local bills relating to homestead exemptions require a two-thirds roll-call vote for passage:

HB 1003

Ginn of the 47th Hatchett of the 50th JACKSON COUNTY

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Jackson County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes for senior citizens 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 and eligibility; 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.

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HB 1004 HB 1068

Ginn of the 47th Hatchett of the 50th JACKSON COUNTY
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from Jackson County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who are senior citizens who have annual earned family incomes not exceeding $18,000.00, approved March 24, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 3758), as amended, so as to increase the amounts and income limit of such homestead exemptions; 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.
Ginn of the 47th Hatchett of the 50th CITY OF JEFFERSON
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from City of Jefferson independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who are 62 years of age or over and an additional homestead exemption in the amount of $20,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who are 65 years of age or over and whose net income, excluding certain retirement income, does not exceed $18,000.00, approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4353), as amended, so as to revise existing exemptions and add a new exemption; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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