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| Bill | Forsyth County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes; provide homestead exemption | A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a homestead exemption from Forsyth County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes, through tax year 2035, in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the adjusted 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 related matters; 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. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2023_24 | HB 717 | Georgia HB 717 (2023_24) |
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Georgia HB 717 (2023_24) — Forsyth County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes; provide homestead exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a homestead exemption from Forsyth County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes, through tax year 2035, in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the adjusted 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 related matters; 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.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- HB 717/AP* (committee substitute) — source
- LC 47 2426/a (committee substitute) — source
- LC 47 2478S/hcs (committee substitute) — source
- LC 47 2478S/hs (committee substitute) — source
- Local Ad (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- House Vote #271 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — 162–0 (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #338 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — 52–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Brent Cox — primary (person)
- Carter Barrett — primary (person)
- David Clark — primary (person)
- Lauren McDonald — primary (person)
- Rick Jasperse — primary (person)
- Todd Jones — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2023-03-13 House Hopper
introduction - 2023-03-13 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2023-03-14 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2023-03-23 House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable - 2023-03-23 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2023-03-23 House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage - 2023-03-23 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2023-03-29 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2023-03-29 Senate Passed/Adopted
passage - 2023-04-05 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2023-05-01 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2023-05-01 Act 194
executive-signature - 2023-05-01 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a2e303ff-1a70-4e27-953f-320f0ca3f263. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).