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Council hears legislative wrap‑up as bills that could change property tax, permitting and local requirements move to governor
Summary
City legislative staff briefed council on the end of the state legislative session, highlighting bills of local concern including a property‑tax change (Senate Bill 33) that would make a floating homestead exemption mandatory, permitting/timeline changes (Senate Bill 547), and a constitutional resolution for NextGen 911 funding that will go before voters.
City legislative staff (Speaker 5) summarized the end of the state legislative session and identified bills that could materially affect Marietta if signed by the governor. "The governor has until May 12 to take any kind of action," the legislative presenter said, urging council to track executive actions and possible special sessions.
Staff flagged several items of concern for city operations: Senate Bill 33 (a vehicle for property‑tax language that would make…
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