GA HB 861
enactedCalhoun, City of; school district ad valorem tax; increase homestead exemption for certain residents
Georgia · 2025_26 · lower
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide homestead exemptions from City of Calhoun independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $40,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are at least 65 but less than 70 years of age and in the amount of $100,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 70 years of age or older, approved May 5, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 4537), so as to increase said homestead exemption for residents who are between 65 and 69 years of age to $50,000.00; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to provide for mandatory execution of election and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2025-03-25
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2025-05-14 — Effective Date
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Matt Bartonprimary
- Jason Ridleyprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-03-25
House Hopper
introduction
2025-03-25
House First Readers
reading-1
2025-03-27
House Second Readers
reading-2
2025-03-31
House Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-31
House Third Readers
reading-3
2025-03-31
House Passed/Adopted
passage
2025-03-31
Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee
2025-04-02
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-02
Senate Passed/Adopted
passage
2025-04-08
House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt
2025-05-14
House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature
2025-05-14
Act 352
executive-signature
2025-05-14
Effective Date
Versions
Documents
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Votes
House Vote #342 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2025-03-31 · pass · 165-0
Member-level votes (165)
- ADESANYA: yes
- ADEYINA: yes
- ALEXANDER: yes
- ANDERSON: yes
- AU: yes
- BAKER: other
- BALLARD: yes
- BALLINGER: yes
- BARNES: other
- BARRETT: yes
- BARTON: yes
- BAZEMORE: yes
- BECKLES: yes
- BELL: yes
- BENNETT: yes
- BERRY: yes
- BLACKMON: yes
- BONNER: yes
- BUCKNER: yes
- BURCHETT: yes
- BURNOUGH: yes
- BURNS: other
- BYRD: yes
- CAMERON: yes
- CAMP: yes
- CAMPBELL: yes
- CANNON: yes
- CARPENTER: yes
- CARSON: yes
- CARTER: other
- CHASTAIN: yes
- CHEOKAS: yes
- CLARK: yes
- CLIFTON: yes
- COOPER: yes
- CORBETT: yes
- COX: yes
- CRAWFORD: yes
- CROWE: yes
- CUMMINGS: yes
- DAVIS: yes
- DAWSON: yes
- DELOACH: yes
- DEMPSEY: yes
- DICKEY: yes
- DONATUCCI: yes
- DOUGLAS: other
- DRAPER: yes
- DRENNER: yes
- DUBNIK: yes
- DUNAHOO: yes
- EFSTRATION: yes
- EHRHART: yes
- ERWIN: yes
- EVANS: yes
- FLEMING: yes
- FLOURNOY: yes
- FORD: yes
- FRANKLIN: yes
- FRYE: other
- GAINES: yes
- GAMBILL: yes
- GILLIARD: yes
- GLAIZE: yes
- GREENE: yes
- GRIFFIN: yes
- GULLETT: yes
- GUNTER: yes
- HAGAN: yes
- HATCHETT: yes
- HAWKINS: yes
- HEFFNER: yes
- HENDERSON: yes
- HERRING: yes
- HILTON: yes
- HITCHENS: yes
- HOLCOMB: yes
- HOLLAND: yes
- HOLLY: yes
- HONG: yes
- HORNER: yes
- HOWARD: yes
- HUDDLESTON: yes
- HUGLEY: yes
- HUTCHINSON: other
- JACKSON: yes
- JASPERSE: yes
- JENKINS: other
- JONES: yes
- KAHAIAN: yes
- KELLEY: yes
- KENDRICK: yes
- LAHOOD: yes
- LEVERETT: yes
- LEWIS-WARD: yes
- LIM: yes
- LUMSDEN: yes
- LUPTON: yes
- MARTIN: yes
- MARTINEZ: yes
- MATHIAK: yes
- MATHIS: yes
- MCCLAIN: yes
- MCCOLLUM: yes
- MCDONALD III: yes
- MCQUEEN: other
- MEEKS: yes
- MILLER: yes
- MITCHELL: yes
- MOMTAHAN: yes
- MOORE: other
- MYLES: yes
- NEAL: other
- NEW: yes
- NEWTON: yes
- OKOYE: yes
- OLALEYE: yes
- OLIVER: other
- O'STEEN: yes
- PANITCH: yes
- PARIS: yes
- PARK: yes
- PARRISH: yes
- PARSONS: yes
- PERSINGER: yes
- PETREA: yes
- POWELL: yes
- PRINCE: yes
- REESE: yes
- REEVES: yes
- RHODES: yes
- RICE: yes
- RICHARDSON: yes
- RIDLEY: yes
- ROBERTS: yes
- ROMMAN: yes
- SAINZ: yes
- SAMPSON: yes
- SANCHEZ: yes
- SANTOS: yes
- SCHOFIELD: yes
- SCOGGINS: yes
- SCOTT: yes
- SEABAUGH: yes
- SHARPER: yes
- SILCOX: yes
- SMITH: yes
- STEPHENS: yes
- STINSON: yes
- TARVIN: yes
- TAYLOR: yes
- THOMAS: yes
- TOWNSEND: yes
- TRAN: yes
- WADE: yes
- WASHBURN: other
- WERKHEISER: yes
- WESTBROOK: yes
- WIEDOWER: other
- WILKERSON: yes
- WILLIAMS: yes
- WILLIAMS, JR.: yes
- WILLIAMSON: yes
- WILLIS: yes
- YEARTA: yes
Senate Vote #400 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2025-04-02 · pass · 55-1
Member-level votes (54)
- ALBERS: yes
- ANAVITARTE: yes
- ANDERSON: yes
- BEACH: yes
- BEARDEN: yes
- BRASS: yes
- BURNS: yes
- COWSERT: no
- DAVENPORT: yes
- DIXON: yes
- DOLEZAL: yes
- ECHOLS: yes
- ESTEVES: yes
- GINN: yes
- GOOCH: yes
- GOODMAN: yes
- HALPERN: yes
- HARBIN: yes
- HARBISON: yes
- HARRELL: yes
- HATCHETT: yes
- HICKMAN: yes
- HODGES: yes
- HUFSTETLER: yes
- JACKSON: yes
- JAMES: yes
- JONES: yes
- JONES II: yes
- KEMP: yes
- KENNEDY: yes
- KIRKPATRICK: yes
- LUCAS: yes
- MALLOW: yes
- MANGHAM: yes
- MCLAURIN: yes
- MERRITT: yes
- MOORE: yes
- ORROCK: yes
- PARENT: yes
- PARKES: yes
- PAYNE: yes
- RAHMAN: yes
- RHETT: yes
- ROBERTSON: yes
- SETZLER: yes
- SIMS: yes
- STILL: yes
- STRICKLAND: yes
- SUMMERS: yes
- TILLERY: yes
- WALKER, III: yes
- WATSON: yes
- WICKS: yes
- WILLIAMS: yes
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