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HB1544 House Bill
Passed
2026-03-23

Chattooga County; ad valorem tax; county purposes; provide a homestead exemption

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Chattooga County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $70,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county who are 70 years of age or older and whose income does not exceed $38,000.00; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Bill Details

State

Georgia

Session

2025-2026 Regular Session

Chamber

House

Official Source

www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74037

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Sponsors

Eddie Lumsden (Rep - R)
Clint Dixon (Sen - R)

Action History

2026-03-31 S Senate Passed/Adopted
2026-03-31 S Senate Third Read
2026-03-27 S Senate Read Second Time
2026-03-27 S Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2026-03-25 S Senate Read and Referred
2026-03-23 H House Passed/Adopted
2026-03-23 H House Third Readers
2026-03-23 H House Committee Favorably Reported
2026-03-18 H House Second Readers
2026-03-16 H House First Readers
2026-03-12 H House Hopper

Votes

2026-03-23 Local Calendar : House Vote #739 Yea: 158 Nay: 0
2026-03-31 Passage: Senate Vote #888 Yea: 46 Nay: 0

Committee Referrals

2026-03-16 H Intragovernmental Coordination
2026-03-25 S State and Local Governmental Operations

Bill Text Versions

2026-03-13 Introduced
2026-04-01 Enrolled

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