2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

HB595: Early County; homestead exemption from school district ad valorem tax; remove sunset date

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from Early County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $150,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for five years for residents of that school district who are 70 years of age or older, approved May 10, 2021 (Ga. L. 2021, p. 4267), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 3, 2023 (Ga. L. 2023, p. 4464), so as to remove the sunset date currently on the exemption; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

2/24/2025
House Hopper
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
House Committee Favorably Reported
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
House Passed/Adopted
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
3/13/2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
3/13/2025
Senate Passed/Adopted
Senate
4/7/2025
House Sent to Governor
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #229
3/13/2025
48
Yea
0
Nay
4
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Local Calendar : House Vote #148
3/4/2025
172
Yea
0
Nay
6
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/7/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text3/18/202580.1 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/25/202579.2 KB