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| Bill | Brookhaven, City of; existing homestead exemption for senior citizens and disabled persons; increase | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the City of Brookhaven in DeKalb County, approved April 16, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5527), as amended, so as to increase the existing homestead exemption for senior citizens and disabled persons to $160,000.00 through five annual increases; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2019_20 | HB 647 | Georgia HB 647 (2019_20) |
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Georgia HB 647 (2019_20) — Brookhaven, City of; existing homestead exemption for senior citizens and disabled persons; increase
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the City of Brookhaven in DeKalb County, approved April 16, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5527), as amended, so as to increase the existing homestead exemption for senior citizens and disabled persons to $160,000.00 through five annual increases; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- HB 647/AP* (committee substitute) — source
- LC 47 0153/a (committee substitute) — source
- Local Ad (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Local Calendar — 156–1 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Mary Oliver — primary (person)
- Matthew Wilson — primary (person)
- Scott Holcomb — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2019-03-21 House Hopper
- 2019-03-22 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2019-03-25 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2019-03-26 House Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2019-03-26 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2019-03-26 House Passed/Adopted
passage - 2019-03-28 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2019-03-29 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2019-04-02 Senate Passed/Adopted
passage - 2019-04-11 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2019-05-06 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2019-05-06 Act 167
executive-signature - 2019-05-06 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/278aead6-27c8-4826-8c37-ce6e5087fe08. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).