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Georgia General Assembly · HB 1491 · House Date Signed by Governor (Act 569)

Bartow County; ad valorem tax for county purposes; increase homestead exemption

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Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a homestead exemption from certain Bartow County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $5,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that county, approved March 24, 1994 (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 certain Bartow County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $5,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that county, approved March 24, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 4058), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 1, 2023 (Ga. L. 2023, p. 3891), so as to increase the exemption to $30,000.00; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a re
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Where it is

House Hopper · Mar 3, 2026
House First Readers · Mar 4, 2026
House Second Readers · Mar 6, 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 18, 2026
Senate Passed/Adopted · Mar 18, 2026
House Sent to Governor · Apr 6, 2026
House Date Signed by Governor · May 11, 2026
Act 569 · May 11, 2026
Effective Date · May 11, 2026

The numbers

2
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Scoggins, MitchellGambill, Matthew
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