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Georgia General Assembly · HB 1551 · House Date Signed by Governor (Act 590)

Pickens County; school district ad valorem tax; homestead exemption; increase income cap

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Officially: “A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from all Pickens County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes for the full value of the homestead of certain residents of that school district, approved April 21, 1997 (Ga. Read the full text

2025-2026 regular session

What it does

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from all Pickens County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes for the full value of the homestead of certain residents of that school district, approved April 21, 1997 (Ga. L. 1997, p. 4283), so as to increase the income cap on such exemption; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, an
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Where it is

House Hopper · Mar 16, 2026
House First Readers · Mar 18, 2026
House Second Readers · Mar 19, 2026
House Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 23, 2026
House Third Readers · Mar 23, 2026
House Passed/Adopted · Mar 23, 2026
Senate Read and Referred · Mar 25, 2026
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · 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 590 · May 11, 2026
Effective Date · May 11, 2026

The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

Jasperse, Rick
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