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Local calendar of homestead-exemption bills goes to recorded vote; clerk says tally did not meet required constitutional threshold
Summary
The House read a local calendar of homestead-exemption and related local bills and took a recorded vote; the clerk reported a tally of 158 yeas and 0 nays but the presiding officer said the bills "haven't received a requisite constitutional majority" and therefore did not pass on that vote as announced in the transcript.
A set of local bills dealing largely with homestead exemptions and municipal charters was placed on the House local calendar Friday for third reading and passage by recorded roll call.
Bills on the local calendar included (selected): House Bill 730 (Chatham County), HB 742 (Broxton), HB 748 (Carroll County), HB 750 (Forsyth County), HB 754 (Catoosa…
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