ATLANTA – State Representative Carter Barrett (R-Cumming) today announced House Bill 717 was recently enacted to provide a new homestead tax exemption for Forsyth County School District’s ad valorem taxes, which aims to curb rising property taxes for residents. Sponsored by Rep. Barrett, this legislation enables Forsyth residents to vote on the local exemption through a ballot referendum in 2024.
Rep. Ann Purcell’s Legislation Makes Way through General Assembly, Heads to Governor
ATLANTA – State Representative Ann Purcell (R-Rincon) commented today on the General Assembly’s passage of House Bill 685, which passed the state Senate earlier last week with a vote of 50 to1 and received final passage on Thursday, March 29, in the state House with a vote of 157 to 0, showing broad bipartisan support for the measure. Sponsored by State Representative Gene Maddox (R-Cairo), HB 685 not only clarifies state law regarding dangerous and vicious dogs in Georgia, but it also includes a measure that was originally co-sponsored by Rep. Purcell to help protect the public from dangerous dogs. Continue reading “Rep. Ann Purcell’s Legislation Makes Way through General Assembly, Heads to Governor”