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HB 1119 - Consolidated governments; homeowner tax relief grants

Buck, III, Thomas B (135th)	Smyre, Calvin (136th)	Davis, Tommy H. (132nd)
Smith, Jr., Vance C (102nd)	Hugley, Carolyn F (133rd)	Taylor, Maretta M (134th)

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First Reader Summary

A BILL to amend Code Section 36-89-1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions regarding homeowner tax relief grants, so as to change certain definitions with respect to applicability to consolidated governments; and for other purposes.

HB 1119                                            LC 18 9794 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Code Section 36-89-1 of the Official Code of 
  1- 2  Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions regarding 
  1- 3  homeowner tax relief grants, so as to change certain 
  1- 4  definitions with respect to applicability to consolidated 
  1- 5  governments; to provide an effective date; to repeal 
  1- 6  conflicting laws; and for other purposes. 
 
  1- 7       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1- 8                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1- 9  Code Section 36-89-1 of the Official Code of Georgia 
  1-10  Annotated, relating to definitions regarding homeowner tax 
  1-11  relief grants, is amended by striking paragraphs (1) and (5) 
  1-12  and inserting in their place new paragraphs (1) and (5) to 
  1-13  read as follows: 
 
  1-14      "(1) 'County millage rate' means the ad valorem tax 
  1-15      millage rate levied by a county for county purposes and 
  1-16      applying to all qualified homesteads in the county, not 
  1-17      including any millage levied for purposes of bonded 
  1-18      indebtedness and not including any millage levied for 
  1-19      school purposes.  In the case of a consolidated 
  1-20      government, such term means the combined ad valorem tax 
  1-21      millage rate levied by a consolidated government for 
  1-22      consolidated government purposes of any general services 
  1-23      district and the average ad valorem tax millage rate of 
  1-24      all urban services districts and applying to qualified 
  1-25      homesteads in the consolidated government, not including 
  1-26      any millage levied for purposes of bonded indebtedness 
  1-27      and not including any millage levied for school 
  1-28      purposes." 
 
  1-29      "(5) 'School millage rate' means the ad valorem tax 
  1-30      millage rate levied by or on behalf of a local school 
  1-31      district and applying to all qualified homesteads in the 
  1-32      local school district, not including any millage levied 
  1-33      for purposes of bonded indebtedness and not including 
  1-34      any millage levied for county purposes.  In the case of 
 
 
 
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  2- 1      a consolidated government, such term means the combined 
  2- 2      ad valorem tax millage rate levied by a consolidated 
  2- 3      government for school purposes of any general services 
  2- 4      district and the average ad valorem tax millage rate of 
  2- 5      all urban services districts and applying to qualified 
  2- 6      homesteads in the consolidated government, not including 
  2- 7      any millage levied for purposes of bonded indebtedness 
  2- 8      and not including any millage levied for consolidated 
  2- 9      government purposes." 
 
  2-10                           SECTION 2. 
 
  2-11  This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the 
  2-12  Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. 
 
  2-13                           SECTION 3. 
 
  2-14  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  2-15  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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