GA SB 129
died on adjournment"Georgia Supporting those Who Sacrificed for Service Act"; enact
Georgia · 2025_26 · upper
Quick answers
Did GA SB 129 pass?
No. GA SB 129 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 (2025-03-11): House Second Readers
What is GA SB 129 about?
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property tax exemptions, so as to increase the amount of a state-wide homestead exemption for certain totally disabled veterans; to create new state-wide homestead exemptions for certain partially disabled veterans and partially or totally disabled first responders; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a short title; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Who sponsors GA SB 129?
John Albers, Chuck Payne, Matt Brass and 15 others are the primary sponsors of GA SB 129.
Description
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to property tax exemptions, so as to increase the amount of a state-wide homestead exemption for certain totally disabled veterans; to create new state-wide homestead exemptions for certain partially disabled veterans and partially or totally disabled first responders; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a short title; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-10
- Latest action
- 2025-03-11 — House Second Readers
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- John Albersprimary
- Chuck Payneprimary
- Matt Brassprimary
- Ed Harbisonprimary
- Shawn Stillprimary
- Randy Robertsonprimary
- Billy Hickmanprimary
- Jason Anavitarteprimary
- Carden Summersprimary
- Ed Setzlerprimary
- Kay Kirkpatrickprimary
- Kenya Wicksprimary
- Michael 'Doc' Rhettprimary
- Steve Goochprimary
- Brian Stricklandprimary
- Blake Tilleryprimary
- Ben Watsonprimary
- Marty Harbinprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-02-10
Senate Hopper
introduction
2025-02-11
Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee
2025-02-20
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-21
Senate Read Second Time
reading-2
2025-03-06
Senate Engrossed
passage
2025-03-06
Senate Tabled
2025-03-06
Senate Taken from Table
2025-03-06
Senate Third Read
reading-3
2025-03-06
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
passage
2025-03-10
House First Readers
reading-1
2025-03-11
House Second Readers
reading-2
Versions
Documents
- application/pdf(no extracted text yet)
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Votes
Senate Vote #160 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2025-03-06 · pass · 33-18
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: other
- HARRELL: no
- HATCHETT: yes
- HICKMAN: yes
- HODGES: yes
- HUFSTETLER: yes
- JACKSON: no
- JAMES: no
- JONES: other
- JONES II: no
- KEMP: no
- KENNEDY: yes
- KIRKPATRICK: yes
- LUCAS: no
- MALLOW: other
- MANGHAM: no
- MCLAURIN: no
- MERRITT: no
- MOORE: yes
- ORROCK: no
- PARENT: other
- PARKES: no
- PAYNE: yes
- RAHMAN: other
- RHETT: no
- ROBERTSON: yes
- SETZLER: yes
- SIMS: no
- STILL: yes
- STRICKLAND: yes
- SUMMERS: yes
- TILLERY: yes
- WALKER, III: yes
- WATSON: yes
- WICKS: no
- WILLIAMS: yes
Senate Vote #213 - 2025-2026 Regular Session
2025-03-06 · pass · 56-0
Member-level votes (54)
- ALBERS: yes
- ANAVITARTE: yes
- ANDERSON: yes
- BEACH: yes
- BEARDEN: yes
- BRASS: yes
- BURNS: yes
- COWSERT: yes
- 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
Related bills
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