Files
republic-os/legislation/us/states/ga/2021-22/hb-1607.md
T
2026-07-06 17:26:56 -04:00

72 lines
3.9 KiB
Markdown
Raw Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters
This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.
---
type: "Bill"
title: "Taylor County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes; provide homestead exemption"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Taylor County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of 10 percent of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are between 70 and 74 years of age, in the amount of 15 percent of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are between 75 and 79 years of age, and in the amount of 20 percent of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 80 years of age or older; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2021_22"
identifier: "HB 1607"
citation: "Georgia HB 1607 (2021_22)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Patty Bentley"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-03-28"
last_action: "2022-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6d755393-357c-4697-9541-226a6b8fba55"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "640978e0b4fc8ff1a99bf483e0fe82fcc803cd78b0aebebf2504006110d41367"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 1607 (2021_22) — Taylor County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes; provide homestead exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Taylor County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of 10 percent of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are between 70 and 74 years of age, in the amount of 15 percent of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are between 75 and 79 years of age, and in the amount of 20 percent of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 80 years of age or older; 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.
1. **HB 1607/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/211365.pdf)
2. **LC 47 1819/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/210617.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/210627.pdf)
## Votes
- Local Calendar — **159–5** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Patty Bentley — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2022-03-28** House Hopper
- **2022-03-28** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2022-03-29** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2022-03-30** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-30** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2022-03-30** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2022-03-30** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-01** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-01** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2022-04-07** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-04-25** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-25** Act 701 `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-25** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6d755393-357c-4697-9541-226a6b8fba55`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).