Walker County; school district ad valorem tax; remove five year residency requirement for homestead exemption
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Walker County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes, approved May 13, 2025 (Ga.” Read the full text
2025-2026 regular session
What it does
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Walker County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes, approved May 13, 2025 (Ga. L. 2025, p. 3901), so as to remove the five year residency requirement for the homestead exemption for residents of such school district who are 75 years of age or older; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
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House Hopper · Feb 17, 2026
House First Readers · Feb 18, 2026
House Second Readers · Feb 19, 2026
House Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 10, 2026
House Third Readers · Mar 10, 2026
House Passed/Adopted · Mar 10, 2026
Senate Read and Referred · Mar 12, 2026
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 25, 2026
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 25, 2026
Senate Tabled · Mar 27, 2026
Senate Taken from Table · Mar 27, 2026
Senate Third Read · Mar 27, 2026
Senate Passed/Adopted · Mar 27, 2026
House Sent to Governor · Apr 6, 2026
House Date Signed by Governor · May 11, 2026
Act 556 · May 11, 2026
Effective Date · May 11, 2026
The numbers
3
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
PASSAGESenate · 2026-03-27 · yea 48, nay 0, notVoting 3, excused 5
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Georgia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective Date (May 11, 2026).