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2002 SESSION
SB 544 Real estate taxes; exemption for elderly and disabled.
Introduced by: William C. Mims | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Local real estate taxes; exemption and deferral of tax for the elderly and permanently and totally disabled. Increases from one acre to 25 non-income producing acres the maximum number of acres that may be excluded in determining the combined financial worth limitation for an exemption or deferral of local real estate taxes in the counties, cities, and towns of the Eighth Planning District. Persons at least 65 years of age or permanently and totally disabled are eligible for an exemption or deferral of real estate taxes under local government programs provided such persons fall below certain income and financial worth limitations. In determining the combined financial worth limitation, current law excludes the value of the dwelling and land, not exceeding one acre.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/02 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 025751500 pdf | impact statement
- 01/24/02 Senate: Printed as engrossed 025751500-E pdf | impact statements
- 02/22/02 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB544ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/26/02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0171) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/02 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 025751500
- 01/09/02 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 01/22/02 Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (15-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 01/23/02 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/02 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/02 Senate: Read second time
- 01/24/02 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/24/02 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/24/02 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 01/24/02 Senate: Printed as engrossed 025751500-E
- 01/25/02 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/02 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/02 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/04/02 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/04/02 House: Read first time
- 02/04/02 House: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 02/18/02 House: Reported from Finance (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/02 House: Read second time
- 02/20/02 House: Read third time
- 02/20/02 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/02 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/02 House: Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
- 02/20/02 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/02 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/02 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB544ER)
- 03/05/02 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/05/02 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/07/02 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/22/02 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 171 (effective 7/1/02)
- 03/26/02 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0171)