House Bill 23 - Annexation Dispute Process, Adding School Boards
by Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver (D-Decatur), Held in the House Governmental Affairs Committee
This legislation would allow school boards to dispute proposed municipal
annexations if a proposed change in zoning or land use would create a
financial impact on a school system's current and planned capacity.
GMA opposes this bill.
House Bill 24 - Annexation Dispute Process, Adding Proposed Tax Abatements as a Reason for Objection
by Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver (D-Decatur), Held in the House Governmental Affairs Committee
This legislation would allow a county to object to proposed annexations if
any proposed tax abatements or financial incentives are offered by the
city or, if known, offered by a development authority.
GMA opposes this bill.
House Bill 66 - Tax Abatements Transparency Among Local Governments
by Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver (D-Decatur), Held in the House Governmental Affairs Committee
This legislation would require a local government to share a written
notice of the estimated direct financial impacts from proposed tax
abatements or incentives with other affected local governments at least
seven days prior to granting a tax abatement or financial incentive.
GMA is neutral on this bill.
House Bill 138 – Diverting Police Departments from Public Safety to Website Maintenance
by Rep. Mesha Mainor (D-Atlanta), Held in the Senate Agriculture & Consumer Affairs Committee
This legislation would require that, on a monthly basis, law enforcement
agencies must provide information on their website regarding certain
crimes that took place on applicable apartment complex premises.
GMA opposes this bill.
House Bill 221 - Zoning Procedures - Boards of Education Appointments to Planning Commissions
by Rep. Tommy Benton (R-Jefferson), Held in the House Governmental Affairs Committee
This legislation would mandate that any local government which establishes
a planning commission or other body to review or make recommendations on
proposed zoning decisions to include at least one member appointed by the
board of education for the county or independent school system serving the
local government. GMA opposes this bill.
House Bill 302 – Regulatory Fee Restrictions
by Rep. Martin Momtahan (R-Dallas), Held in the Senate Finance Committee
This legislation would make several changes concerning local government
collection of regulatory fees. It would remove the ability of a local
government to set a regulatory fee based on the number of square feet of a
new construction project or the cost of all other construction projects.
Also, this bill would require that the proceeds of the regulatory fee be
used to fund the regulatory activity but would not require the local
government to establish a separate account for the funds.
GMA opposes this bill.
House Bill 352 - State Limitation on Property Tax Revenues
by Rep. Martin Momtahan (R-Dallas), Held in the House Ways & Means Committee
This legislation would create a statewide base value or floating homestead
exemption which would limit increases in property value assessments to the
value in a base year plus half of the percentage increase in the consumer
price index. This exemption would supersede any base year assessed value
or adjusted base year assessed value of a homestead exemption provided by
a local act but would be in addition to all other homestead exemptions.
GMA opposes this bill.
Senate Bill 115 - Speed Enforcement in School Zones
by Sen. Randy Robertson (R-Cataula), Lost on the Senate Floor
This legislation would allow a municipal government, instead of a school,
to apply to the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) for a permit
to use a speed detection camera within a school zone where local law
enforcement enforces the speed limit. GMA supports this bill.
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