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Senate approves changes to statewide base-year homestead exemption and opt-in rules
Summary
Senators passed House Bill 92 to clarify and amend provisions for base-year homestead exemptions, including an April 30 opt-in window, a 5-acre limit, surviving-spouse language, and special provisions for DeKalb taxes and multi-county cities.
The Senate approved House Bill 92, a measure consolidating and clarifying prior local-government homestead-exemption changes. The bill combines several House proposals to fix drafting issues and to give clearer opt-in and opt-out paths for local governing authorities.
Key provisions and sponsor explanation Senator (District 50 Second) presented the bill and said it resolves unintended consequences from earlier legislation.…
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