Senate local consent calendar, 2023 March 15

SENATE LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR

Wednesday, March 15, 2023 Thirty-fourth Legislative Day

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

SB 294

Burns of the 23rd TOWN OF CAMAK

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a new charter for the Town of Camak; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the municipality; to provide for a governing authority and structure of such municipality and the powers, duties, authority, election, terms, vacancies, compensation, expenses, qualifications, prohibitions, conflicts of interest, and suspension and removal from office relative to members of such governing authority; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to repeal a specific Act; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

HB 288

Burns of the 23rd EMANUEL COUNTY

A BILL to be entitled an Act to create the East Georgia Regional Airport Authority; to provide for liberal construction; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

HB 649

Hufstetler of the 52nd Moore of the 53rd FLOYD COUNTY

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for the compensation of the members of the County Board of Education of Floyd County, approved March 18, 1959 (Ga. L. 1959, p. 3203), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 2, 2019 (Ga. L. 2019, p. 3618), so as to provide for the compensation of the members of such board of education; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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

HB 622

Setzler of the 37th Hufstetler of the 52nd BARTOW COUNTY

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a homestead exemption from certain Bartow County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $5,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that county, approved March 24, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 4058), so as to increase the exemption to $15,000.00; 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.

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HB 632 HB 633 HB 634 HB 635

Parent of the 42nd CITY OF DECATUR
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from certain City of Decatur ad valorem taxes, approved April 19, 2000 (Ga. L. 2000, p. 4285), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 26, 2016 (Ga. L. 2016, p. 3627), so as to modify the amount of 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 $40,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city; 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.
Parent of the 42nd CITY OF DECATUR
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing certain homestead exemptions from City of Decatur ad valorem taxes for certain residents of said city, approved March 27, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 4140), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 26, 2016 (Ga. L. 2016, p. 3630), so as to modify the amount of the homestead exemption from $10,000.00 to $15,000.00 for residents of such city who are 65 years of age or older; 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.
Parent of the 42nd CITY OF DECATUR
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a new homestead exemption from City of Decatur ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $40,000.00 for each resident of the City of Decatur who resides upon real property subject to a written lease having an initial term of not less than 99 years with a landlord that is an entity exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code and who owns all improvements located on the real property; 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.
Parent of the 42nd CITY OF DECATUR
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from City of Decatur ad valorem taxes for certain residents of said city, approved April 26, 2016 (Ga. L. 2016, p. 3636), so as to increase to $25,000.00 the amount of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of such city who are 62 years of age or older and whose income does not exceed $60,000.00; 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 671 HB 672 HB 673

Dixon of the 45th Still of the 48th CITY OF SUGAR HILL
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from all City of Sugar Hill ad valorem taxes for any city purposes in the amount of $2,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of said city who are 65 years of age or over, approved March 25, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 4194), so as to increase the exemption from $2,000.00 to $10,000.00; 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.
Dixon of the 45th Still of the 48th CITY OF SUGAR HILL
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from all City of Sugar Hill ad valorem taxes for city purposes in the amount of $2,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of said city, excluding land in excess of one acre, approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 4675), so as to increase the exemption from $2,000.00 to $10,000.00; 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.
Dixon of the 45th Still of the 48th CITY OF SUGAR HILL
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from the City of Sugar Hill ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city whose income does not exceed $10,000.00 per annum and who are disabled or who are 62 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.

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