The Gwinnett County Legislative Delegation was busy this year, pushing through several local bills that will now become law after Gov. Brian Kemp gave them his blessing.
Kemp has spent the last month signing bills with statewide impacts, such as the state budget, into law, but he has also signed eight bills dealing with Gwinnett, including several dealing with homestead exemptions in Gwinnett, one teeing up a possible salary increase for county Commission Chairwoman Nicole Love Hendrickson and a pair that could alter the incorporated limits of a couple of Gwinnett cities.
“When we work together on a bipartisan basis, we can do incredible things,” said Georgia House Majority Leader Chuck Efstration, who is a member of Gwinnett’s delegation. “We have great opportunities to work together to do great things for Gwinnett County irrespective of how we feel on other issues.”
Among the bills that Kemp signed into law are three that dealt with tax exemptions.
Two of them, House Bill 711 and House bill 748 deal with homestead exemption on school district taxes in particular. House Bill 711 would call for a referendum to double the exemption from $4,000 to $8,000. House Bill 748 would call for a referendum to create a new $2,000 exemption for teachers, hospital workers, members of the military, police, firefighters, sheriff’s deputies and other law enforcement officers.
“Newly elected Rep. Matt Reeves brought legislation to give Gwinnett homeowners an opportunity to earn the first residential property tax cut since 1988,” Efstration said. “This helps to protect the American dream of home ownership in the midst of a historic housing crisis and housing affordability crisis.”
Kemp also signed three bills — House Bills 671, 672 and 673 — dealing with referendums on the homestead exemptions for Sugar Hill property taxes.
House Bill 671 raises the…
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