Georgia House of Representatives - 1995/1996 Sessions

HB 1378 - Fulton County; homestead exemption; exclusions

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1. Burkhalter  41st       2. Campbell  42nd


House Comm: LLeg       /                Senate Comm: SLGO       /                                   
House Vote: Yeas 129   Nays 0           Senate Vote: Yeas 42  Nays 1                                
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               House          Action         Senate                                                 
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              1/23/96  Read 1st Time         3/8/96                                                 
              1/24/96  Read 2nd Time                                                                
              3/7/96   Favorably Reported    3/18/96                                                
              3/7/96   Read 3rd Time                                                                
              3/7/96   Passed/Adopted        3/18/96                                                
              3/28/96  Sent to Governor                                                             
              4/1/96   Signed by Governor                                                           
              686      Act/Veto Number                                                              
              4/1/96   Effective Date                                                               
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HB 1378                                          LC 11 8774/4






                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
                               AN ACT


  1- 1  To amend an Act increasing the homestead exemption from
  1- 2  Fulton County ad valorem taxes for county purposes for
  1- 3  certain persons who are disabled or 65 years of age or over,
  1- 4  approved April 7, 1995 (Ga. L. 1995, p. 4423), so as to
  1- 5  change a definition; to provide for an effective date and
  1- 6  automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
  1- 7  purposes.

  1- 8       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

                         SECTION 1.

  1- 9  An Act increasing the homestead exemption from Fulton County
  1-10  ad valorem taxes for county purposes for certain persons who
  1-11  are disabled or 65 years of age or over, approved April 7,
  1-12  1995 (Ga. L. 1995, p. 4423), is amended by striking
  1-13  paragraph (2) of Section 1 thereof, which reads as follows:

  1-14      "(2) 'Fulton County ad valorem taxes' means all Fulton
  1-15      County ad valorem taxes except for ad valorem taxes
  1-16      levied by, for, or on behalf of the Fulton County School
  1-17      District and including ad valorem taxes to pay interest
  1-18      on and retire county bonded indebtedness.",

  1-19  and inserting in its place the following:

  1-20      "(2) 'Fulton County ad valorem taxes for county
  1-21      purposes' means all Fulton County ad valorem taxes but
  1-22      does not include ad valorem taxes to pay interest on and
  1-23      retire county bonded indebtedness and does not include
  1-24      ad valorem taxes levied by, for, or on behalf of the
  1-25      Fulton County School District."

                         SECTION 2.

  1-26  This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the
  1-27  Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.

                         SECTION 3.

  1-28  If Sections 1 through 9 of an Act approved April 7, 1995
  1-29  (Ga. L. 1995, p. 4423) do not become effective, this Act


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  2- 1  shall be automatically repealed upon the date that Act is
  2- 2  automatically repealed.

                         SECTION 4.

  2- 3  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are
  2- 4  repealed.










































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