HB 869 - Warner Robins, City of; homestead exemption; certain residents
Georgia House of Representatives - 1995/1996 Sessions
HB 869 - Warner Robins, City of; homestead exemption; certain residents
Page Numbers - 1/ 2/ 3/ 4
1. Watson 139th 2. Walker 141st 3. Ray 128th
4. Floyd 138th
House Comm: LLeg / Senate Comm: SLGO /
House Vote: Yeas 140 Nays 1 Senate Vote: Yeas 42 Nays 0
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House Action Senate
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2/28/95 Read 1st Time 3/7/95
3/1/95 Read 2nd Time
3/6/95 Favorably Reported 3/10/95
3/6/95 Read 3rd Time
3/6/95 Passed/Adopted 3/10/95
3/30/95 Sent to Governor
4/5/95 Signed by Governor
199 Act/Veto Number
4/5/95 Effective Date
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Code Sections amended:
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
1- 1 To provide a homestead exemption from all City of Warner
1- 2 Robins ad valorem taxes for any city purposes, including but
1- 3 not limited to taxes to retire bonded indebtedness, in the
1- 4 amount of $20,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead
1- 5 for certain persons who have been residents of the City of
1- 6 Warner Robins for at least the immediately preceding five
1- 7 years and who are 65 years of age or over; to provide for an
1- 8 exception with respect to land in excess of one acre; to
1- 9 specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the
1-10 procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability;
1-11 to repeal a specific Act; to provide for a referendum; to
1-12 provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for
1-13 other purposes.
1-14 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
1-15 For the purpose of this Act, the term "senior citizen" means
1-16 a resident of the City of Warner Robins who has been a
1-17 resident of said city for at least five years immediately
1-18 preceding the first day of a taxable year for which an
1-19 exemption is claimed under this Act and who is 65 years of
1-20 age or over.
SECTION 2.
1-21 Each senior citizen is granted an exemption on that person's
1-22 homestead from all City of Warner Robins ad valorem taxes
1-23 for any city purposes, including but not limited to taxes to
1-24 retire bonded indebtedness, in the amount of $20,000.00 of
1-25 the assessed value of that resident's homestead, as defined
1-26 and qualified in Code Section 48-5-40 of the O.C.G.A.,
1-27 except that land which is included in that homestead and
1-28 which exceeds one acre shall not have the value thereof
1-29 exempt under this Act.
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SECTION 3.
2- 1 The governing authority of the City of Warner Robins or its
2- 2 designee shall provide certificate and application forms for
2- 3 the exemption granted by this Act and shall require with the
2- 4 initial application an affidavit by the owner as to the age
2- 5 of the owner and such other information as may be necessary
2- 6 to determine the eligibility of the owner for the exemption.
SECTION 4.
2- 7 The exemption granted by this Act shall be claimed and
2- 8 returned as provided in Code Section 48-5-50.1 of the
2- 9 O.C.G.A., except that any applicant seeking an exemption
2-10 under this Act shall file a written application therefor on
2-11 or before the 30th day of June of the year in which such
2-12 exemption is sought.
SECTION 5.
2-13 After any such owner has filed the proper affidavit as
2-14 provided in this Act, and has been allowed the exemption
2-15 provided in this Act, it shall not be necessary that he or
2-16 she make application and file such affidavit and certificate
2-17 for any year thereafter and such exemption shall continue to
2-18 be allowed to such owner. It shall be the duty of any
2-19 resident of the City of Warner Robins who has claimed the
2-20 homestead exemption provided for in this Act to notify the
2-21 governing authority of the City of Warner Robins or its
2-22 designee in the event he or she becomes ineligible for any
2-23 reason to receive such homestead exemption.
SECTION 6.
2-24 The exemption granted by this Act shall be in lieu of and
2-25 not in addition to any other homestead exemption from City
2-26 of Warner Robins ad valorem taxes.
SECTION 7.
2-27 The exemption granted by this Act shall apply to all taxable
2-28 years beginning after December 31, 1995.
SECTION 8.
2-29 The exemption granted by this Act shall not apply to or
2-30 affect any county taxes for county purposes, county school
2-31 district taxes for educational purposes, or state taxes.
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SECTION 9.
3- 1 An Act providing a homestead exemption from all City of
3- 2 Warner Robins ad valorem taxes for any city purposes,
3- 3 including but not limited to taxes to retire bonded
3- 4 indebtedness, in the amount of $8,000.00 of the assessed
3- 5 value of the homestead for certain persons who have been
3- 6 residents of the City of Warner Robins for at least the
3- 7 immediately preceding five years and who are 62 years of age
3- 8 or over in 1994, 63 years of age or over in 1995, 64 years
3- 9 of age or over in 1996, and 65 years of age or over in 1997
3-10 and thereafter, approved March 24, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p.
3-11 3707), and ratified on September 20, 1994, is hereby
3-12 repealed in its entirety.
SECTION 10.
3-13 Unless prohibited by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965,
3-14 as amended, the election superintendent of the City of
3-15 Warner Robins shall call and conduct an election as provided
3-16 in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to
3-17 the electors of the City of Warner Robins for approval or
3-18 rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct that
3-19 election on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in
3-20 November, 1995, and shall issue the call therefor not less
3-21 than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the date of that
3-22 election. The superintendent shall cause the date and
3-23 purpose of the election to be published once a week for two
3-24 weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official
3-25 organ of Houston County. The ballot shall have written or
3-26 printed thereon the words:
3-27 "( ) YES Shall the Act be approved which provides a
3-28 homestead exemption from all City of Warner
3-29 ( ) NO Robins ad valorem taxes for any city purposes
3-30 in the amount of $20,000.00 of the assessed
3-31 value of the homestead of certain persons who
3-32 have been residents of the city for at least
3-33 five years and who are 65 years of age or
3-34 over?"
3-35 All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall
3-36 vote "Yes," and those persons desiring to vote for rejection
3-37 of the Act shall vote "No." If more than one-half of the
3-38 votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act,
3-39 then Sections 1 through 9 of this Act shall become of full
3-40 force and effect immediately. If Sections 1 through 9 of
3-41 this Act are not so approved or if the election is not
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4- 1 conducted as provided in this section, this Act shall not
4- 2 become effective and this Act shall be automatically
4- 3 repealed on the first day of January immediately following
4- 4 that election date.
4- 5 The expense of such election shall be borne by the City of
4- 6 Warner Robins. It shall be the superintendent's duty to
4- 7 certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State.
SECTION 11.
4- 8 Except as otherwise provided in Section 10 of this Act, this
4- 9 Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor
4-10 or upon its becoming law without such approval.
SECTION 12.
4-11 All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are
4-12 repealed.
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