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Senate Finance Committee advances bill to speed local property-tax relief; SB 382 cleared in committee
Summary
The committee passed Senate Bill 382, restoring mandatory opt-in and applying half-year collections toward the same-year property-tax relief; the motion passed after a roll-call that recorded three opposed votes.
The Senate Finance Committee voted to pass Senate Bill 382 (LC443390 s) after a brief presentation and debate, sending the measure to the Rules Committee.
Chair members and bill sponsor described SB 382 as a return to a mandatory opt-in approach that limits the homeowner portion of a local property-tax offset to the consumer price index and moves six months of sales-tax revenue collected through June 30 to be applied to property-tax bills issued the same November. The sponsor said the change speeds delivery of the intended relief to homeowners and aligns local revenue timing with property-tax bills.
Justin Polley of the Georgia School Boards Association told the committee that school districts vary considerably in property-wealth and that changes to property-tax policy affect districts differently; he urged careful consideration of school funding implications. "Local property taxes remain a primary source of funding for school operations and school districts are capped at 20 mils," Polley said.
At the end of the discussion, the majority leader (speaker 8) moved to pass SB 382; a colleague seconded the motion. The clerk called for hands and the committee recorded three opposed votes; the motion passed and the bill was advanced to Rules.
The committee adjourned after the vote, with members saying they would continue discussions with the House version and the appropriations chair on details and fiscal treatment.
The vote count was recorded in committee as three opposed; the transcript did not include a roll-call listing of all yes votes by name.
