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9663/AP
House
Bill 1354 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Forster of the
3rd,
Dickson of the
6th,
and Neal of the
1st
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from Catoosa County ad valorem
taxes for county purposes for certain residents who are 62 years of age or
older, approved April 2, 1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 4054), so as to increase the
maximum income level permitted for eligibility for such exemption; to provide
for a referendum; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws;
and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
An
Act providing a homestead exemption from Catoosa County ad valorem taxes for
certain residents who are 62 years of age or older, approved April 2, 1998 (Ga.
L. 1998, p. 4054), is amended by revising Section 2 as follows:
"SECTION
2.
Each
resident of Catoosa County who is a senior citizen is granted an exemption on
that person´s homestead from all Catoosa County ad valorem taxes for county
purposes in the amount of the full value of that person´s homestead if that
person´s income, together with the income of all members of the family
residing within the homestead does not exceed $20,000.00 for the immediately
preceding taxable year."
SECTION
2.
Unless
prohibited by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the election
superintendent of Catoosa County shall call and conduct an election as provided
in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of
Catoosa County for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall
conduct that election on the date of the November, 2008, state-wide general
election and shall issue the call and conduct that election as provided by
general law. The superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the
election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the
date thereof in the official organ of Catoosa County. The ballot shall have
written or printed thereon the words:
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"( ) YES
( ) NO
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Shall
the Act be approved which increases from $14,000.00 to $20,000.00 the maximum
family income allowable for persons qualifying for an exemption from Catoosa
County ad valorem taxes for county purposes for persons age 62 and over on the
full value of the homestead?"
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All
persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and all
persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote "No." If more than
one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, Section
1 of this Act shall become of full force and effect on January 1, 2009. If the
Act is not so approved or if the election is not conducted as provided in this
section, Section 1 of this Act shall not become effective and this Act shall be
automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following that
election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by Catoosa County.
It shall be the election superintendent´s duty to certify the result
thereof to the Secretary of State.
SECTION
3.
Except
as otherwise provided in Section 2 of this Act, this Act shall become effective
upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such
approval.
SECTION
4.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.