2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

SB129: "Georgia Supporting those Who Sacrificed for Service Act"; enact

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property tax exemptions, so as to increase the amount of a state-wide homestead exemption for certain totally disabled veterans; to create new state-wide homestead exemptions for certain partially disabled veterans and partially or totally disabled first responders; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a short title; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

2/10/2025
Senate Hopper
Senate
2/11/2025
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
2/20/2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Senate
2/21/2025
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
3/6/2025
Senate Engrossed
Senate
3/6/2025
Senate Tabled
Senate
3/6/2025
Senate Taken from Table
Senate
3/6/2025
Senate Third Read
Senate
3/6/2025
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Senate
3/10/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

Motion To Engross: Senate Vote #160
3/6/2025
33
Yea
18
Nay
3
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #213
3/6/2025
56
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/6/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Ways and Means(House of Representatives)

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/6/202591.8 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/20/202590.2 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/11/202590.8 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/7/2025184.8 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/20/202548.7 KB