08 LC 21
9809/AP
House
Bill 1422 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Bridges of the
10th,
Collins of the
27th,
and Jenkins of the
8th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from White County ad valorem taxes
other than county school district taxes for educational purposes for persons 65
years and older whose income does not exceed $15,000.00, approved March 24, 1988
(Ga. L. 1988, p. 4472), so as to change the definition of the term "income"; to
provide for a referendum; to provide for effective dates, applicability, and
automatic repeal; 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 White County ad valorem taxes other
than county school district taxes for educational purposes for persons 65 years
and older whose income does not exceed $15,000.00, approved March 24, 1988 (Ga.
L. 1988, p. 4472), is amended by revising paragraph (2) of Section 1 as
follows:
"(2)
'Income' means gross income from all sources, exclusive of income received as
retirement, survivor, or disability benefits under the federal Social Security
Act or under any other public or private retirement, disability, or pension
system."
SECTION
2.
Unless
prohibited by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, the election
superintendent of White County shall call and conduct an election as provided in
this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of White
County for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct
that election on the date of the general election in November, 2008, 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 White 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 provides that the homestead exemption from White
County ad valorem taxes in an amount up to $15,000.00 of the homesteads of
persons age 65 and older shall henceforth be available to those whose income
does not exceed $15,000.00,
excluding
retirement, survivor, or disability benefits?"
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All
persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and those
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 shall become of full force and effect on January 1, 2009, and shall be
applicable to that and each subsequent tax year. If the Act is not so approved
or if the election is not conducted as provided in this section, the remaining
sections 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 White 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.