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Senate resolution to let localities tax data centers separately fails to clear two-thirds
Summary
The Georgia Senate debated a proposal to let local governments create a separate property-tax subclass and millage rate for data centers to reduce taxes on other property; the committee substitute was adopted but the constitutional amendment failed to reach the two-thirds threshold (yeas 29, nays 21).
Senator Dolezal urged the Senate to let local voters decide whether municipalities and school districts may create a separate property-tax subclass for data centers, saying the change would let communities "lower property taxes for businesses and homeowners in communities where a data center comes." The sponsor said the amendment would allow local elected officials to set a separate millage or valuation for data-center parcels,…
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