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SB 1490: First Responder Property Tax Exemption

GENERAL BILL by Simmons ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Baxley ; Gruters

First Responder Property Tax Exemption; Revising the definition of the term “first responder,” for purposes of the tax exemption, to include law enforcement officers and firefighters who sustained a total and permanent disability in the line of duty while serving as full-time paid employees in another state, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
 Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Finance and Tax
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Finance and Tax (FT)
  3. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/27/2019 Senate • Filed
3/8/2019 Senate • Referred to Community Affairs; Finance and Tax; Appropriations -SJ 199
3/13/2019 Senate • Introduced -SJ 199
3/15/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/20/19, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
3/20/2019 Senate • Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 255
• Now in Finance and Tax
5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Finance and Tax