Macon-Bibb County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
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HB 945 — Macon-Bibb County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
Last action — House Third Reading Lost
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a homestead exemption from certain Macon-Bibb County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of that homestead exceeds the base year assessed value of that homestead subject to an annual change of no more than 2 percent; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill Text
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Read HB 945 on the official Georgia source →Action History
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House Third Reading Lost
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House Third Readers
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House Committee Favorably Reported
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House Withdrawn, Recommitted
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House Postponed
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House Committee Favorably Reported
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House Second Readers
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House First Readers
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House Hopper
Sponsors
- Allen Peake · Primary
- James Epps · Primary
- Robert Dickey · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →3 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 244 not signed on · 28 voted No
Sponsors (3)
- Allen Peake
- James Epps
- Robert Dickey Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (244)
244 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 244 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 1 | 26 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 61 | 28 | 0 | 15 |
| Republican | 42 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 104 | 56 | 0 | 20 |
| % of votes cast | 58% | 31% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (180)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| ANULEWICZ, 42ND | — | Nay |
| BARR, 103RD | — | Yea |
| BATTLES, 15TH | — | Yea |
| BEASLEY-TEAGUE, 65TH | — | Nay |
| BELTON, 112TH | — | Yea |
| BENTLEY, 139TH | — | Nay |
| BENTON, 31ST | — | Yea |
| BESKIN, 54TH | — | Yea |
| BEVERLY, 143RD | — | Nay |
| BODDIE, 62ND | — | Nay |
| BROCKWAY, 102ND | — | Yea |
| BRUCE, 61ST | — | Nay |
| CANTRELL, 22ND | — | Yea |
| CASAS, 107TH | — | Not Voting |
| CAUBLE, 111TH | — | Yea |
| CHANDLER, 105TH | — | Yea |
| CLARK, 98TH | — | Not Voting |
| CLARK, 147TH | — | Yea |
| COLEMAN, 97TH | — | Yea |
| COLLINS, 68TH | — | Yea |
| COOKE, 18TH | — | Yea |
| COOMER, 14TH | — | Yea |
| DEFFENBAUGH, 1ST | — | Yea |
| DOLLAR, 45TH | — | Yea |
| DREYER, 59TH | — | Nay |
| DUKES, 154TH | — | Not Voting |
| EALUM, 153RD | — | Not Voting |
| ENGLAND, 116TH | — | Yea |
| EPPS, 144TH | — | Yea |
| FRAZIER, 126TH | — | Nay |
| GARDNER, 57TH | — | Nay |
| GASAWAY, 28TH | — | Yea |
| GILLIGAN, 24TH | — | Yea |
| GLANTON, 75TH | — | Nay |
| GOLICK, 40TH | — | Not Voting |
| GONZALEZ, 117TH | — | Not Voting |
| GORDON, 163RD | — | Nay |
| GRAVLEY, 67TH | — | Yea |
| GURTLER, 8TH | — | Yea |
| HANSON, 80TH | — | Yea |
| HARDEN, 148TH | — | Yea |
| HATCHETT, 150TH | — | Yea |
| HENSON, 86TH | — | Nay |
| HILL, 3RD | — | Yea |
| HOGAN, 179TH | — | Yea |
| HOLMES, 129TH | — | Yea |
| HOUSTON, 170TH | — | Yea |
| HOWARD, 124TH | — | Nay |
| JACKSON, 64TH | — | Nay |
| JONES, 53RD | — | Nay |
| JONES, 91ST | — | Nay |
| JONES, 167TH | — | Yea |
| KIRBY, 114TH | — | Yea |
| KNIGHT, 130TH | — | Yea |
| LARICCIA, 169TH | — | Yea |
| LOPEZ, 99TH | — | Not Voting |
| LOTT, 122ND | — | Yea |
| MARIN, 96TH | — | Nay |
| MAXWELL, 17TH | — | Yea |
| MCCALL, 33RD | — | Yea |
| MCGOWAN, 138TH | — | Nay |
| MEADOWS, 5TH | — | Yea |
| METZE, 55TH | — | Nay |
| MORRIS, 26TH | — | Yea |
| MORRIS, 156TH | — | Not Voting |
| MOSBY, 83RD | — | Not Voting |
| NGUYEN, 89TH | — | Nay |
| NIMMER, 178TH | — | Not Voting |
| NIX, 69TH | — | Yea |
| PEAKE, 141ST | — | Yea |
| PEZOLD, 133RD | — | Yea |
| PIRKLE, 155TH | — | Yea |
| PRICE, 48TH | — | Yea |
| PRUETT, 149TH | — | Not Voting |
| RAFFENSPERGER, 50TH | — | Not Voting |
| RAKESTRAW, 19TH | — | Yea |
| RALSTON, 7TH | — | Not Voting |
| ROGERS, 10TH | — | Not Voting |
| RUTLEDGE, 109TH | — | Yea |
| RYNDERS, 152ND | — | Yea |
| SHANNON, 84TH | — | Nay |
| SHAW, 176TH | — | Yea |
| SMITH, 134TH | — | Yea |
| SMYRE, 135TH | — | Nay |
| SPENCER, 180TH | — | Yea |
| STEPHENSON, 90TH | — | Nay |
| STOVALL, 74TH | — | Nay |
| STOVER, 71ST | — | Yea |
| TANKERSLEY, 160TH | — | Yea |
| TANNER, 9TH | — | Yea |
| TAYLOR, 79TH | — | Yea |
| TEASLEY, 37TH | — | Yea |
| THOMAS, 39TH | — | Nay |
| THOMAS, 56TH | — | Nay |
| TRAMMELL, 132ND | — | Nay |
| TURNER, 21ST | — | Yea |
| WALLACE, 119TH | — | Nay |
| WATSON, 172ND | — | Yea |
| WELCH, 110TH | — | Yea |
| WILLARD, 51ST | — | Yea |
| WILLIAMS, 87TH | — | Not Voting |
| WILLIAMS, 145TH | — | Yea |
| CALDWELL, JR. | — | Yea |
| CALDWELL, JR. | — | Yea |
| Al Williams | Democrat | Nay |
| Billy Mitchell | Democrat | Nay |
| Brian Prince | Democrat | Nay |
| Carl Gilliard | Democrat | Nay |
| Carolyn Hugley | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Dar'shun Kendrick | Democrat | Nay |
| David Wilkerson | Democrat | Nay |
| Debbie Buckner | Democrat | Nay |
| Debra Bazemore | Democrat | Nay |
| Demetrius Douglas | Democrat | Nay |
| Dewey McClain | Democrat | Nay |
| Dexter Sharper | Democrat | Nay |
| Doreen Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| Karen Bennett | Democrat | Nay |
| Karla Drenner | Democrat | Nay |
| Kim Schofield | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Kimberly Alexander | Democrat | Nay |
| Mack Jackson | Democrat | Nay |
| Mary Oliver | Democrat | Nay |
| Michael Smith | Democrat | Nay |
| Miriam Paris | Democrat | Nay |
| Park Cannon | Democrat | Nay |
| Rhonda Burnough | Democrat | Nay |
| Sally Harrell | Democrat | Yea |
| Sam Park | Democrat | Nay |
| Sandra Scott | Democrat | Nay |
| Scott Holcomb | Democrat | Nay |
| Sheila Nelson | Democrat | Nay |
| Spencer Frye | Democrat | Nay |
| Alan Powell | Republican | Yea |
| Alan Powell | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Hitchens | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Werkheiser | Republican | Yea |
| Brent Cox | Republican | Yea |
| Bruce Williamson | Republican | Yea |
| Butch Parrish | Republican | Yea |
| Charles Martin | Republican | Not Voting |
| Chuck Efstration | Republican | Yea |
| Darlene Taylor | Republican | Yea |
| Deborah Silcox | Republican | Yea |
| Don Parsons | Republican | Yea |
| Ed Setzler | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie Lumsden | Republican | Yea |
| Emory Dunahoo | Republican | Yea |
| Gerald Greene | Republican | Yea |
| Ginny Ehrhart | Republican | Yea |
| Jan Jones | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jason Ridley | Republican | Yea |
| Jason T. Dickerson | Republican | Nay |
| Jesse Petrea | Republican | Yea |
| John Carson | Republican | Yea |
| John Corbett | Republican | Yea |
| John LaHood | Republican | Yea |
| Jon Burns | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Bonner | Republican | Yea |
| Karen Mathiak | Republican | Yea |
| Kasey Carpenter | Republican | Yea |
| Katie Dempsey | Republican | Not Voting |
| Lee Hawkins | Republican | Yea |
| Lynn Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Mandi Ballinger | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Newton | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Dubnik | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Reeves | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Jasperse | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Dickey | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Stephens | Republican | Nay |
| Scott Hilton | Republican | Yea |
| Sharon Cooper | Republican | Yea |
| Shaw Blackmon | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Tarvin | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Fleming | Republican | Yea |
| Todd Jones | Republican | Yea |
| Trey Kelley | Republican | Yea |
| Trey Rhodes | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 945 do?
- A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a homestead exemption from certain Macon-Bibb County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of that homestead exceeds the base year assessed value of that homestead subject to an annual change of no more than 2 percent; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Who sponsors HB 945?
- HB 945 is sponsored by Allen Peake, James Epps, and Robert Dickey (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 945?
- This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track HB 945?
- Track HB 945 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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