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GA HB 1240

died on adjournment

Local government; total ad valorem tax digest limitation upon creating new tax allocation districts shall also apply to the renewal of existing tax allocation districts; provide

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Quick answers

Did GA HB 1240 pass?

No. GA HB 1240 died when the 2025-26 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-26): House Committee Favorably Reported

What is GA HB 1240 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 44 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to redevelopment powers, so as to provide that the total ad valorem tax digest limitation upon creating new tax allocation districts shall also apply to the renewal of existing tax allocation districts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA HB 1240?

Charles Martin, Brent Cox, Trey Kelley and 3 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 1240.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 44 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to redevelopment powers, so as to provide that the total ad valorem tax digest limitation upon creating new tax allocation districts shall also apply to the renewal of existing tax allocation districts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2026-02-06
Latest action
2026-02-26 — House Committee Favorably Reported
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Charles Martinprimary
  • Brent Coxprimary
  • Trey Kelleyprimary
  • Scott Hiltonprimary
  • Chas Cannonprimary
  • Jan Jonesprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-06

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2026-02-09

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2026-02-10

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

  4. 2026-02-26

    House Committee Favorably Reported

    committee-passage-favorable

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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Attribution

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