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Comité Ways & Means de la Cámara de Representantes, 19 de marzo de 2026
2025-2026 Regular Session · 406 CLOB · 31 min
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El comité aprobó un texto sustitutivo de SB 306 sobre avisos y reembolsos relacionados con acuerdos de impuestos sobre la propiedad para uso de conservación próximos a vencer. También aprobó SB 446, que, según quien lo presentó, inscribiría automáticamente a Georgia cada año en un programa federal de crédito tributario para la educación. Se escucharon votos en contra en esa votación a viva voz, pero no se anunció un recuento. La presidencia dejó pendiente SB 382, sobre un requisito estatal de exención para la vivienda principal, porque faltaba en el texto sustitutivo el lenguaje previsto sobre las exenciones. La presidencia dijo que el comité volvería a reunirse después de que se actualizara el texto.
Proyectos de ley tratados (3)
Cada relato abarca el tramo de la reunión que indica. El número del proyecto de ley se dice en ese tramo, salvo cuando era el único proyecto en la agenda de un comité.
SB 306. Bona Fide Conservation Use Property; impending expiration to be sent via certified mail; require notices
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Quien presentó el proyecto explicó que el texto sustitutivo combinaba disposiciones aprobadas previamente por la Cámara de Representantes de Georgia con cambios en los avisos sobre acuerdos de impuestos sobre la propiedad para uso de conservación próximos a vencer. Indicó que los contribuyentes podrían solicitar correo certificado o correo electrónico además del correo ordinario de primera clase. En respuesta a una pregunta de un integrante del comité, confirmó que proporcionar una dirección de correo electrónico haría obligatorio enviar un aviso adicional por ese medio. Describió el caso de un contribuyente de su distrito cuyo buzón destruido le impidió recibir un aviso de vencimiento, lo que dio lugar a un incumplimiento y a impuestos sobre la propiedad considerablemente más altos. Señaló que una disposición de alcance limitado permitiría a ese contribuyente o a otros en circunstancias similares solicitar un reembolso al condado mediante una declaración jurada que demostrara que no se recibió el aviso. Un integrante apoyó el aviso adicional por correo electrónico. Un segundo integrante recibió favorablemente la disposición sobre la declaración jurada y describió el caso de un contribuyente de su distrito que tuvo dificultades para recibir correo durante el huracán Helene. Tras una moción y el respaldo de otro integrante, la presidencia declaró aprobado el proyecto por votación a viva voz. No se anunció un recuento de votos.
SB 446. Student Scholarship Organizations; State of Georgia to participate in the federal tax credit program for contributions of individuals to scholarship granting organizations; provide
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Quien presentó el proyecto dijo que el texto sustitutivo utilizaba disposiciones que el comité había aprobado anteriormente para que Georgia participara en un programa federal de crédito tributario para la educación. Describió un crédito tributario federal de $1,700 que beneficia a estudiantes de escuelas privadas y públicas y dijo que la ley federal permite a los estados decidir si participan. Indicó que la participación anual automática daría a padres, familias y estudiantes certeza sobre las opciones educativas, y señaló que se habían sumado estados con distintos liderazgos políticos. No se hicieron preguntas. El comité aprobó el proyecto por votación a viva voz; se escucharon votos en contra, pero no se anunció un recuento.
SB 382. Ad Valorem Taxation; make the state-wide base year homestead exemption mandatory for all political subdivisions
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En ausencia del autor del proyecto, la presidencia describió brevemente un texto sustitutivo que exigiría a los gobiernos locales participar en la exención flotante para la vivienda principal y combinaría ese requisito con otras disposiciones aprobadas por la Cámara de Representantes de Georgia, revisadas en respuesta a los comentarios recibidos. La presidencia dijo que faltaban las exenciones previstas vinculadas a los registros locales de valoración de propiedades para fines tributarios y dejó pendiente el proyecto para que se pudiera agregar ese lenguaje. En respuesta a la pregunta de un integrante, la presidencia explicó que la participación sería obligatoria para todos los gobiernos locales, con excepciones para las exenciones existentes basadas en un año base, incluida la preservación de la exención de St. Stephen's Day. La presidencia estimó que dos tercios o más de las ciudades y los condados habían permanecido en el programa existente, en comparación con algo menos de un tercio de los sistemas escolares. No se realizó una votación, y la presidencia dijo que el comité volvería a reunirse más tarde.
Transcripción
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Afternoon. Ooh.
- 0:21:33
Good afternoon, everybody. Um, thank you for being here. I'm not sure we've ever met this much after crossover before. Um, we'll go ahead and call the Ways and Means, uh, full committee to order. And, uh, Chairman, uh, Vance Smith is opening us up in a word of prayer. Please, sir.
- 0:21:55
All right. Thank you there, Mr. Chairman. Lord, keep us calm, keep us patient. Help us to do the right thing. Help us to understand what your will is that you want us to do that'll benefit the citizens of this good state of Georgia. We ask for everybody in this room to be watched over, our families back home especially, Lord, and some are traveling right now. Uh, take care of them and keep them safe, the children and the grandchildren. We all ask all these things in Jesus' name. Amen.
- 0:22:24
Amen. Thank you. Thank you very much, uh, Mr. Chairman. We've got one change to the agenda. I think, uh, HB306, um, that, that we have a, a substitute-
- 0:22:38
Senate Bill. That's my bad.
- 0:22:39
Excuse me, Senate Bill 306. I did not mean to say H- HB. Senate Bill. Um, I believe Representative Cannon was going to present that bill, uh, in, uh, Whip Robertson's stead. So, uh, are you ready with that?
- 0:22:55
Yes, sir.
- 0:22:56
You can present from right there. I believe it contains some language that, from one of your bills.
- 0:23:04
Yes. I'm trying to relieve, uh, some of the backlog in Senate Finance. Appreciate the chairman adding it to the agenda. I'll give you a quick rundown of the... Most of the bill is my language, uh, but there is some Cuba language from Senator Robertson. Um, lines 21 through 23 is original language, just House passed language from HB547. Uh, no change to that. Lines 34 through 38, um, this changes the notification requirements, um, for an expiring CUVA covenant. It allows a taxpayer to request notification by a couple of methods, certified mail or email, uh, in addition to the standard notification via first-class mail.
- 0:23:43
That's, um, certified mail and email are two new options that would be available to the taxpayer. The background for some of this is that, uh, there was a constituent of his that basically, uh, did not receive notification of an expiring covenant, and apparently the constituent's mailbox was destroyed, and he did not receive the notice. Therefore, he was in breach of the covenant, and as a result paid, um, you know, a pretty, uh, exponentially increase in property tax. Um, lines 44 through 64 addresses this specific episode, uh, which would allow the constituent or another taxpayer in a similar situation, uh, to get a refund from the county if they're able to prove by sworn affidavit, uh, that they did not receive the notice, and this is a very, very narrowly tailored section of the bill.
- 0:24:33
A couple more sections here. Lines 65 through 83, again, that's House passed language from House Bill 547. No changes there. And then lines 102 through 108, same thing. House passed language from House Bill 547. No changes. That's the quick s- rundown of the bill, Mr. Chairman. Again, thanks for letting me put it on the agenda. I'll take any questions.
- 0:24:56
This was mostly language we have seen before, I believe-
- 0:24:59
That's correct
- 0:25:00
... if that's, uh, fair to say. Uh, Chairman Williamson has a question.
- 0:25:05
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Um, so, uh, Representative Cannon, um, frankly, I like this if I'm reading it correctly. Lines 34 through 38, um, so am I reading this correctly that currently the notification is written first class mail, uh, but if the taxpayer has sub- provided their email, uh, then it would be incumbent upon the tax, uh, uh, the tax assessors to not only notify by, uh, first class mail, but ad- additionally an email?
- 0:25:37
That's correct.
- 0:25:38
So that's, that's good measure. I hate to say the senator improved our bill, but I believe they did.
- 0:25:44
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
- 0:25:44
You're welcome, bud.
- 0:25:50
Uh, let's see. Who's number two? Is it Chairman Prince?
- 0:25:54
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just want to, uh, thank the author for, uh, I guess around line 50, where you put the, uh, sworn affidavit that, uh, because during Helene, uh, at least one of my constituents had this issue and, uh, but he was able to, uh, recoup because he was able to do something to prove that, uh, you know, he just couldn't get the mail. So thank you for adding that.
- 0:26:15
Yes, that's, that's the key provision there, Mr. Representative Prince. Thank you.
- 0:26:24
I don't see any other questions. Um, chair will entertain a motion.
- 0:26:29
Move to add.
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Second.
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Motion is second. Any further discussion? Hearing none, all those in favor, uh, please signify by stating aye.
- 0:26:38
Aye.
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Aye.
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Those opposed like sign. All right. Thank you very much. Bill passes.
- 0:26:42
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
- 0:26:43
Thank you. Um, Senate Bill, uh, 446. I'll go ahead and go to, uh, Chairman Hilton.
- 0:26:51
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Uh, presenting Senate Bill 446, LC590441S. Uh, this is probably familiar to you guys because this is House Bill 1135, which passed, uh, this committee prior to crossover. Uh, this is in relation to, uh, a program that Congress passed providing a $1,700 federal tax credit, uh, for the benefit of both private and public school, uh, students. This, uh, the-
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Federal lang- language gave states the option to opt in. Uh, since that time, a number of states, red states, blue states, have opted into the program. Uh, we believe it's in the best interest of parents, families, students, uh, that we automatically opt on, uh, opt in on an annual basis to provide certainty in that child's education and, and the options available to them. And so that's what, uh, this bill accomplishes. And, uh, again, it's the language from 1135, uh, now on 446.
- 0:27:53
I don't see any questions. Um, what's the will of the committee? Move to do pass. Second. I have a motion to do pass and a second. Is there any further discussion? Hearing none, all those in favor, please signify by stating aye. Aye. Those opposed, like sign. Nay. Okay. Bill passes. Thank you, Chairman Hilton. Um, and, and the final bill, I know the, uh, author of the Bill 382 is not here.
- 0:28:23
I'm gonna m- mention it briefly, but there is one section that, um, I wanted to make sure we included in this, and it, it, it is not there. It is, uh, largely a combination of the original 382, which is a mandate of the floating homestead exemption from 581. It includes, uh, the provisions, uh, with a few edits as we've received feedback, continue to see re- receive feedback from 1116, uh, as passed the House. Um, but, uh, I think one of the things...
- 0:28:56
I see some of the schools represented here, and one of the things that we intended to include as part of this substitute would be, uh, the exemptions that work in, um, i- i- in, uh, as a function of their digest. And so I do not see it in this version. I'm gonna hold 382 for now, and we will get that amended and updated, and, um, we will reconvene. So, uh, we will have yet another meeting, I suppose.
- 0:29:29
Representative Neal? Yes. You have a question? Yes. And what was that original bill number, the s- the sub you're trying to put in? Uh, the original bill number, well, s- SB382. It contains the language that was in the original SB382, which is, uh, the mandate- Mm-hmm ... um, on the floating homestead exemption from, from 581. So it would, it would mandate that for all, um, local governments. Okay. I think we had about two-thirds or more of the cities and counties that opted, stayed, stayed in, did not opt out.
- 0:30:04
And then I think it was probably just the opposite, maybe a little less than a third on the schools that, that did opt out. Mm-hmm. I mean, that did not opt out. Mm-hmm. So, um, this would require all to be a part of that float. It does provide some exceptions, um, if you already have a base year exemption in place. Mm-hmm. So, um, St- St- Steven's Day would be, you know, uh, uh, uh, would be preserved. Um- Yeah ... but if, if nobody has any questions, um, any more questions, we will, uh, we will reconvene at a later date.
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Anybody have anything further for the good of the order? All right. We stand adjourned. Thank you very much.