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GA HB 370

died on adjournment

Ad valorem tax; school districts; state-wide base year homestead exemption; provisions

Georgia · 2025_26 · lower

Quick answers

Did GA HB 370 pass?

No. GA HB 370 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 (2025-04-04): House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended

What is GA HB 370 about?

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-5-34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ad valorem property tax bill form, so as to require the property tax bill for any school district that opts out of the state-wide base year homestead exemption to state the total amount of the school district's reserve funds; to require a statement on the property tax bill regarding certain political subdivisions that do not have in effect a base year homestead exemption; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Who sponsors GA HB 370?

Houston Gaines, Jan Jones, Bruce Williamson and 3 others are the primary sponsors of GA HB 370.

Description

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-5-34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ad valorem property tax bill form, so as to require the property tax bill for any school district that opts out of the state-wide base year homestead exemption to state the total amount of the school district's reserve funds; to require a statement on the property tax bill regarding certain political subdivisions that do not have in effect a base year homestead exemption; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Introduced
2025-02-10
Latest action
2025-04-04 — House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Houston Gainesprimary
  • Jan Jonesprimary
  • Bruce Williamsonprimary
  • Chuck Efstrationprimary
  • Trey Kelleyprimary
  • Marcus Wiedowerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-10

    House Hopper

    introduction

  2. 2025-02-11

    House First Readers

    reading-1

  3. 2025-02-12

    House Second Readers

    reading-2

  4. 2025-02-26

    House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2025-03-06

    House Third Readers

    reading-3

  6. 2025-03-06

    House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

    passage

  7. 2025-03-10

    Senate Read and Referred

    referral-committee

  8. 2025-03-27

    Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-03-27

    Senate Read Second Time

    reading-2

  10. 2025-04-02

    Senate Engrossed

    passage

  11. 2025-04-02

    Senate Tabled

  12. 2025-04-02

    Senate Taken from Table

  13. 2025-04-02

    Senate Third Read

    reading-3

  14. 2025-04-02

    Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

    passage

  15. 2025-04-04

    House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • House Vote #210 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2025-03-06 · pass · 96-77

    Member-level votes (165)
    • ADESANYA: no
    • ADEYINA: no
    • ALEXANDER: no
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • AU: no
    • BAKER: no
    • BALLARD: yes
    • BALLINGER: yes
    • BARNES: no
    • BARRETT: yes
    • BARTON: yes
    • BAZEMORE: no
    • BECKLES: no
    • BELL: no
    • BENNETT: other
    • BERRY: no
    • BLACKMON: yes
    • BONNER: yes
    • BUCKNER: no
    • BURCHETT: yes
    • BURNOUGH: no
    • BURNS: other
    • BYRD: yes
    • CAMERON: yes
    • CAMP: yes
    • CAMPBELL: no
    • CANNON: no
    • CARPENTER: yes
    • CARSON: yes
    • CARTER: no
    • CHASTAIN: yes
    • CHEOKAS: yes
    • CLARK: yes
    • CLIFTON: no
    • COOPER: yes
    • CORBETT: yes
    • COX: yes
    • CRAWFORD: no
    • CROWE: yes
    • CUMMINGS: no
    • DAVIS: no
    • DAWSON: no
    • DELOACH: yes
    • DEMPSEY: yes
    • DICKEY: yes
    • DONATUCCI: yes
    • DOUGLAS: no
    • DRAPER: no
    • DRENNER: no
    • DUBNIK: yes
    • DUNAHOO: yes
    • EFSTRATION: yes
    • EHRHART: yes
    • ERWIN: yes
    • EVANS: no
    • FLEMING: yes
    • FLOURNOY: no
    • FORD: yes
    • FRANKLIN: yes
    • FRYE: no
    • GAINES: yes
    • GAMBILL: yes
    • GILLIARD: no
    • GLAIZE: no
    • GREENE: yes
    • GRIFFIN: no
    • GULLETT: yes
    • GUNTER: yes
    • HAGAN: yes
    • HATCHETT: other
    • HAWKINS: yes
    • HEFFNER: no
    • HENDERSON: no
    • HERRING: no
    • HILTON: yes
    • HITCHENS: yes
    • HOLCOMB: no
    • HOLLAND: no
    • HOLLY: no
    • HONG: yes
    • HORNER: yes
    • HOWARD: yes
    • HUDDLESTON: yes
    • HUGLEY: no
    • HUTCHINSON: other
    • JACKSON: no
    • JASPERSE: yes
    • JENKINS: yes
    • JONES: yes
    • KAHAIAN: yes
    • KELLEY: yes
    • KENDRICK: no
    • LAHOOD: yes
    • LEVERETT: yes
    • LEWIS-WARD: no
    • LIM: no
    • LUMSDEN: yes
    • LUPTON: no
    • MARTIN: yes
    • MARTINEZ: yes
    • MATHIAK: yes
    • MATHIS: yes
    • MCCLAIN: no
    • MCCOLLUM: yes
    • MCDONALD III: yes
    • MCQUEEN: no
    • MEEKS: yes
    • MILLER: no
    • MITCHELL: no
    • MOMTAHAN: yes
    • MOORE: no
    • MYLES: no
    • NEAL: no
    • NEW: yes
    • NEWTON: yes
    • OKOYE: no
    • OLALEYE: no
    • OLIVER: no
    • O'STEEN: yes
    • PANITCH: no
    • PARIS: no
    • PARK: no
    • PARRISH: yes
    • PARSONS: yes
    • PERSINGER: yes
    • PETREA: yes
    • POWELL: no
    • PRINCE: no
    • REESE: no
    • REEVES: yes
    • RHODES: yes
    • RICE: yes
    • RICHARDSON: no
    • RIDLEY: yes
    • ROBERTS: no
    • ROMMAN: no
    • SAINZ: yes
    • SAMPSON: no
    • SANCHEZ: no
    • SANTOS: no
    • SCHOFIELD: no
    • SCOGGINS: yes
    • SCOTT: no
    • SEABAUGH: yes
    • SHARPER: no
    • SILCOX: yes
    • SMITH: yes
    • STEPHENS: yes
    • STINSON: other
    • TARVIN: yes
    • TAYLOR: yes
    • THOMAS: yes
    • TOWNSEND: yes
    • TRAN: no
    • WADE: yes
    • WASHBURN: yes
    • WERKHEISER: yes
    • WESTBROOK: no
    • WIEDOWER: other
    • WILKERSON: yes
    • WILLIAMS: no
    • WILLIAMS, JR.: yes
    • WILLIAMSON: yes
    • WILLIS: no
    • YEARTA: yes
  • Senate Vote #426 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2025-04-02 · pass · 43-11

    Member-level votes (54)
    • ALBERS: no
    • ANAVITARTE: other
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • BEACH: yes
    • BEARDEN: no
    • BRASS: no
    • BURNS: yes
    • COWSERT: yes
    • DAVENPORT: yes
    • DIXON: yes
    • DOLEZAL: no
    • ECHOLS: no
    • ESTEVES: yes
    • GINN: yes
    • GOOCH: yes
    • GOODMAN: yes
    • HALPERN: no
    • HARBIN: yes
    • HARBISON: yes
    • HARRELL: yes
    • HATCHETT: yes
    • HICKMAN: yes
    • HODGES: yes
    • HUFSTETLER: yes
    • JACKSON: no
    • JAMES: yes
    • JONES: yes
    • JONES II: yes
    • KEMP: yes
    • KENNEDY: yes
    • KIRKPATRICK: yes
    • LUCAS: yes
    • MALLOW: yes
    • MANGHAM: yes
    • MCLAURIN: yes
    • MERRITT: yes
    • MOORE: no
    • ORROCK: yes
    • PARENT: yes
    • PARKES: yes
    • PAYNE: yes
    • RAHMAN: yes
    • RHETT: yes
    • ROBERTSON: no
    • SETZLER: other
    • SIMS: yes
    • STILL: yes
    • STRICKLAND: yes
    • SUMMERS: yes
    • TILLERY: no
    • WALKER, III: no
    • WATSON: yes
    • WICKS: yes
    • WILLIAMS: yes
  • Senate Vote #383 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2025-04-02 · pass · 31-24

    Member-level votes (54)
    • ALBERS: yes
    • ANAVITARTE: yes
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • BEACH: yes
    • BEARDEN: yes
    • BRASS: yes
    • BURNS: yes
    • COWSERT: yes
    • DAVENPORT: no
    • DIXON: yes
    • DOLEZAL: yes
    • ECHOLS: yes
    • ESTEVES: no
    • GINN: yes
    • GOOCH: yes
    • GOODMAN: yes
    • HALPERN: no
    • HARBIN: yes
    • HARBISON: no
    • HARRELL: no
    • HATCHETT: yes
    • HICKMAN: yes
    • HODGES: yes
    • HUFSTETLER: yes
    • JACKSON: no
    • JAMES: no
    • JONES: no
    • JONES II: no
    • KEMP: no
    • KENNEDY: yes
    • KIRKPATRICK: yes
    • LUCAS: no
    • MALLOW: no
    • MANGHAM: no
    • MCLAURIN: no
    • MERRITT: no
    • MOORE: no
    • ORROCK: no
    • PARENT: no
    • PARKES: no
    • PAYNE: yes
    • RAHMAN: no
    • RHETT: no
    • ROBERTSON: yes
    • SETZLER: yes
    • SIMS: no
    • STILL: yes
    • STRICKLAND: yes
    • SUMMERS: yes
    • TILLERY: other
    • WALKER, III: yes
    • WATSON: yes
    • WICKS: no
    • WILLIAMS: yes
  • House Vote #423 - 2025-2026 Regular Session

    2025-04-04 · pass · 141-31

    Member-level votes (165)
    • ADESANYA: yes
    • ADEYINA: yes
    • ALEXANDER: yes
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • AU: no
    • BAKER: other
    • BALLARD: yes
    • BALLINGER: yes
    • BARNES: yes
    • BARRETT: yes
    • BARTON: yes
    • BAZEMORE: yes
    • BECKLES: yes
    • BELL: yes
    • BENNETT: yes
    • BERRY: no
    • BLACKMON: yes
    • BONNER: yes
    • BUCKNER: yes
    • BURCHETT: yes
    • BURNOUGH: yes
    • BURNS: other
    • BYRD: no
    • CAMERON: yes
    • CAMP: yes
    • CAMPBELL: yes
    • CANNON: yes
    • CARPENTER: yes
    • CARSON: yes
    • CARTER: yes
    • CHASTAIN: yes
    • CHEOKAS: yes
    • CLARK: yes
    • CLIFTON: yes
    • COOPER: yes
    • CORBETT: yes
    • COX: no
    • CRAWFORD: yes
    • CROWE: yes
    • CUMMINGS: yes
    • DAVIS: no
    • DAWSON: yes
    • DELOACH: yes
    • DEMPSEY: yes
    • DICKEY: yes
    • DONATUCCI: yes
    • DOUGLAS: yes
    • DRAPER: yes
    • DRENNER: no
    • DUBNIK: yes
    • DUNAHOO: yes
    • EFSTRATION: no
    • EHRHART: yes
    • ERWIN: yes
    • EVANS: yes
    • FLEMING: yes
    • FLOURNOY: yes
    • FORD: yes
    • FRANKLIN: yes
    • FRYE: yes
    • GAINES: yes
    • GAMBILL: no
    • GILLIARD: yes
    • GLAIZE: no
    • GREENE: yes
    • GRIFFIN: yes
    • GULLETT: other
    • GUNTER: yes
    • HAGAN: yes
    • HATCHETT: yes
    • HAWKINS: yes
    • HEFFNER: yes
    • HENDERSON: other
    • HERRING: yes
    • HILTON: no
    • HITCHENS: yes
    • HOLCOMB: yes
    • HOLLAND: yes
    • HOLLY: no
    • HONG: yes
    • HORNER: no
    • HOWARD: yes
    • HUDDLESTON: yes
    • HUGLEY: yes
    • HUTCHINSON: other
    • JACKSON: no
    • JASPERSE: no
    • JENKINS: yes
    • JONES: yes
    • KAHAIAN: no
    • KELLEY: no
    • KENDRICK: yes
    • LAHOOD: yes
    • LEVERETT: yes
    • LEWIS-WARD: yes
    • LIM: no
    • LUMSDEN: yes
    • LUPTON: no
    • MARTIN: yes
    • MARTINEZ: yes
    • MATHIAK: yes
    • MATHIS: yes
    • MCCLAIN: yes
    • MCCOLLUM: no
    • MCDONALD III: yes
    • MCQUEEN: no
    • MEEKS: yes
    • MILLER: yes
    • MITCHELL: yes
    • MOMTAHAN: no
    • MOORE: yes
    • MYLES: yes
    • NEAL: yes
    • NEW: yes
    • NEWTON: yes
    • OKOYE: yes
    • OLALEYE: yes
    • OLIVER: yes
    • O'STEEN: yes
    • PANITCH: yes
    • PARIS: yes
    • PARK: no
    • PARRISH: yes
    • PARSONS: yes
    • PERSINGER: yes
    • PETREA: yes
    • POWELL: no
    • PRINCE: yes
    • REESE: yes
    • REEVES: yes
    • RHODES: yes
    • RICE: yes
    • RICHARDSON: yes
    • RIDLEY: yes
    • ROBERTS: yes
    • ROMMAN: no
    • SAINZ: yes
    • SAMPSON: yes
    • SANCHEZ: no
    • SANTOS: yes
    • SCHOFIELD: no
    • SCOGGINS: no
    • SCOTT: no
    • SEABAUGH: yes
    • SHARPER: yes
    • SILCOX: yes
    • SMITH: yes
    • STEPHENS: yes
    • STINSON: other
    • TARVIN: no
    • TAYLOR: yes
    • THOMAS: yes
    • TOWNSEND: yes
    • TRAN: yes
    • WADE: no
    • WASHBURN: yes
    • WERKHEISER: yes
    • WESTBROOK: other
    • WIEDOWER: yes
    • WILKERSON: yes
    • WILLIAMS: yes
    • WILLIAMS, JR.: yes
    • WILLIAMSON: yes
    • WILLIS: yes
    • YEARTA: yes

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