Ad valorem tax; certain senior citizens who volunteer with local governments; provide homestead exemption
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Officially: “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 tax exemptions, so as to provide for a state-wide homestead exemption from ad valorem taxes for certain senior citizens who volunteer with local governments in...” Read the full text
2025-2026 regular session
What it does
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 tax exemptions, so as to provide for a state-wide homestead exemption from ad valorem taxes for certain senior citizens who volunteer with local governments in an amount to be determined by such local governments; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability;
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Where it is
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House Hopper · Feb 13, 2025
House First Readers · Feb 18, 2025
House Second Readers · Feb 19, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Feb 26, 2025
House Third Readers · Mar 4, 2025
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 4, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Mar 6, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported · Mar 28, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Mar 28, 2025
Senate Engrossed · Apr 2, 2025
Senate Tabled · Apr 2, 2025
Senate Taken from Table · Jan 12, 2026
Senate Recommitted · Jan 12, 2026
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Feb 10, 2026
Senate Third Read · Feb 12, 2026
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Feb 12, 2026
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended · Apr 2, 2026
Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub · Apr 2, 2026
House Sent to Governor · Apr 10, 2026
House Date Signed by Governor · May 11, 2026
Act 465 · May 11, 2026
Effective Date · May 11, 2026
The numbers
7
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
AGREE TO HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE SUBSTITUTESenate · 2026-04-02 · yea 33, nay 20, notVoting 2, excused 1
Agree to Senate Sub as AmHouse · 2026-04-02 · yea 104, nay 71, notVoting 5, excused 0
PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTESenate · 2026-02-12 · yea 32, nay 14, notVoting 4, excused 6
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-03-04 · yea 171, nay 0, notVoting 2, excused 7
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.
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