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2025-2026 Regular Session

HB854

Cohutta, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; increase homestead exemption

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for a new homestead exemption from City of Cohutta ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $100,000.00 for each resident of the City of Cohutta who is 70 years of age or older, approved May 3, 2023 (Ga. L. 2023, p. 4375), so as to increase the exemption amount to $325,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead; 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 provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Legislative progress

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Sent to Governor April 8, 2025 Governor approved May 14, 2025 Became law May 14, 2025

Recorded floor votes

2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

March 31, 2025 · House

Local Calendar Without Hbs 851 & 852: House Vote #342

Passed

165 yea–0 nay · 10 not voting · 5 absent

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April 2, 2025 · Senate

Supplemental Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #400

Passed

55 yea–1 nay

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. State Effective Date 2025-05-14
  2. State Act 349
  3. House House Date Signed by Governor
  4. House House Sent to Governor
  5. Senate Senate Passed/Adopted View roll call
  6. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported
  7. Senate Senate Read and Referred
  8. House House Passed/Adopted View roll call
  9. House House Third Readers
  10. House House Committee Favorably Reported
  11. House House Second Readers
  12. House House First Readers
  13. House House Hopper
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