HB 593

  • Georgia House Bill
  • 2023-2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Feb 27, 2023
  • Passed House Mar 23, 2023
  • Passed Senate Mar 29, 2023
  • Signed by Governor May 01, 2023

DeKalb County; increase income cap on homestead exemption for citizens 62 years or older meeting certain income requirements; provisions

Abstract

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend a former local constitutional amendment (Ga. L. 1982, p. 2659), which former local constitutional amendment was continued in effect as statutory law pursuant to Article VII, Section II, Paragraph IV of the Constitution of Georgia and which provided that each resident of the DeKalb County School District who is 62 years of age or over or who is disabled and whose gross income, together with the gross income of the spouse and all members of the family who reside at and occupy the homestead of such resident, does not exceed $16,000.00 per annum shall be granted an exemption from all DeKalb County School District ad valorem taxes on $20,000.00 of the value of the homestead owned and occupied by such resident, so as to increase the income cap on said homestead exemption to $40,000.00; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill Sponsors (6)

Votes


Actions


May 01, 2023

House

House Date Signed by Governor

Senate

Act 153

Georgia General Assembly

Effective Date

Apr 03, 2023

House

House Sent to Governor

Mar 29, 2023

Senate

Senate Passed/Adopted

Mar 27, 2023

Senate

Senate Committee Favorably Reported

  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
State and Local Governmental Operations

Mar 23, 2023

Senate

Senate Read and Referred

  • Referral-Committee
State and Local Governmental Operations

House

House Committee Favorably Reported

  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
Intragovernmental Coordination

House

House Third Readers

House

House Passed/Adopted

Mar 01, 2023

House

House Second Readers

Feb 28, 2023

House

House First Readers

Feb 27, 2023

House

House Hopper

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
HB 593/AP* PDF
LC 47 2130/a PDF
Local Ad PDF

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