Local legislation calendar [Mar. 8, 2016]

LOCAL LEGISLATION CALENDAR GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Tuesday, March 8th, 2016
HB 1092 by Representative Rogers of the 10th HABERSHAM COUNTY: A Bill to repeal an Act creating the Habersham County Airport Authority.
HB 1093 by Representative Hightower of the 68th CARROLL COUNTY: A Bill to provide that the tax commissioner of Carroll County shall retain 1 percent of educational funds collected by said officer and remits the same to the governing authority of Carroll County to reimburse the county for the cost of collecting school taxes.
HB 1097 by Representative Yates of the 73rd FAYETTE COUNTY: A Bill to provide for the compensation and expenses of the chairperson and members of the Board of Education of Fayette County, so as to increase the compensation of the chairperson and members.
HB 1101 by Representative Parrish of the 158th JENKINS COUNTY: A Bill to authorize the governing authority of the Board of Commissioners of Jenkins County to levy a hotel/motel tax.
HB 1105 by Representative Carson of the 46th CHEROKEE COUNTY: A Bill to authorize the governing authority of Cherokee County to levy a hotel/motel tax.
HB 1108 by Representative Shaw of the 176th WARE COUNTY: A Bill to amend an Act creating the Waycross and Ware County Development Authority, so as to provide for the composition, qualifications, appointment, filling of vacancies, terms and limits thereon, officers, and compensation.
HB 1109 by Representative Setzler of the 35th COBB COUNTY: A Bill to amend an Act entitled "An Act to reincorporate and provide a new charter for the City of Acworth."
HB 1110 by Representative Dickey of the 140th CRAWFORD COUNTY: A Bill to provide for the unified government of Roberta-Crawford County.
HB 1111 by Representative Setzler of the 35th COBB COUNTY: A Bill to provide a new charter for the City of Kennesaw, so as to revise the powers and duties of the mayor.
SB 225 by SUBSTITUTE by Senator Henson of the 41st DEKALB COUNTY: A Bill to amend an Act creating one or more community improvement districts within DeKalb County.
SB 358 by Senator Jones of the 10th HENRY COUNTY: A Bill to provide a new charter for the City of Stockbridge, so as to provide for an oath of office and its administration.
SB 359 by Senator Jones of the 10th HENRY COUNTY: A Bill to provide a new charter for the City of Stockbridge, so as to terminate the employment of appointed officers upon such persons qualifying to seek public office.

SB 360 by Senator Jones of the 10th HENRY COUNTY: A Bill to provide a new charter for the City of Stockbridge, so as to prohibit the mayor and councilmembers from holding any other elective or appointive office in the city or otherwise be employed by said government or any agency thereof during the term for which that official was elected.
SB 361 by Senator Jones of the 10th HENRY COUNTY: A Bill to provide a new charter for the City of Stockbridge, so as to provide for a city manager.
SB 362 by SUBSTITUTE by Senator Jones of the 10th HENRY COUNTY: A Bill to provide a new charter for the City of Stockbridge, so as to change provisions relating to the filling of vacancies in the offices of members of the governing authority.
SB 380 by Senator Gooch of the 51st WHITE COUNTY: A Bill to amend an Act to reconstitute the Board of Commissioners of White County, so as to provide for compensation increases for members of the board.
SB 390 by Senator Jones of the 10th HENRY COUNTY: A Bill to provide a new charter for the City of Stockbridge, so as to provide for the override of a mayoral veto under certain circumstances.
PURSUANT TO ARTICLE VII, SECTION II, PARAGRAPH IV OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION, THE FOLLOWING LOCAL BILL RELATING TO HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS REQUIRES A TWO-THIRDS ROLL-CALL VOTE FOR PASSAGE:
HB 1102 by Representative Dudgeon of the 25th FORSYTH COUNTY: A Bill to provide a homestead exemption from all Forsyth County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes, so as to revise the eligibility of residents for such homestead exemption.
HB 1104 by Representative Smyre of the 135th MUSCOGEE COUNTY: A Bill to revise the homestead exemption for Muscogee County formerly provided for by a local constitutional amendment which provides for the valuation of certain homestead property of Muscogee County for purposes of ad valorem taxation for school and consolidated city-county government purposes.
SB 339 by Senator Parent of the 42nd DEKALB COUNTY: A Bill to amend a homestead exemption from certain City of Decatur ad valorem taxes, so as to modify the amount for municipal purposes except for ad valorem taxes levied to pay interest on and to retire municipal bonded indebtedness in the amount of $25,000 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents.
SB 340 by Senator Parent of the 42nd DEKALB COUNTY: A Bill to amend an Act providing an additional $2,000 homestead exemption from the City of Decatur ad valorem taxes for certain residents.
SB 341 by Senator Parent of the 42nd DEKALB COUNTY: A Bill to repeal a former local constitutional amendment 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 for the first year, and which may be increased periodically, but which exemption shall not exceed $10,000.
SB 342 by Senator Parent of the 42nd DEKALB COUNTY: A Bill to provide 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 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.

SB 343 by Senator Parent of the 42nd DEKALB COUNTY: A Bill to provide a homestead exemption from City of Decatur independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes for five years in the full amount of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 65 years of age or older.