Revenue and taxation; postpone date by which local governing authorities can opt out of base year 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 Code Section 48-5-44.2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to base year homestead exemption, so as to postpone the date by which local governing authorities are authorized to opt out of such homestead exemption;” Read the full text
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2025-2026 regular session
Where it is
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House Hopper · Jan 16, 2025
House First Readers · Jan 17, 2025
House Second Readers · Jan 27, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Jan 29, 2025
House Withdrawn, Recommitted · Feb 4, 2025
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Feb 5, 2025
House Third Readers · Feb 18, 2025
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Feb 18, 2025
House Immediately Transmitted to Senate · Feb 18, 2025
Senate Read and Referred · Feb 18, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Feb 26, 2025
Senate Read Second Time · Feb 27, 2025
Senate Recommitted · Feb 28, 2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute · Mar 21, 2025
Senate Engrossed · Mar 25, 2025
Senate Third Read · Mar 25, 2025
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute · Mar 25, 2025
Senate Transmitted House · Mar 25, 2025
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub · Mar 27, 2025
House Sent to Governor · Apr 1, 2025
House Date Signed by Governor · Apr 1, 2025
Act 5 · Apr 1, 2025
Effective Date · Apr 1, 2025
The numbers
7
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Blackmon, ShawKelley, TreyWilliams, Jr., NoelErwin, ChrisWashburn, DaleCrowe, ClintHufstetler, Chuck
Recorded votes
Agree to Senate SubstituteHouse · 2025-03-27 · yea 165, nay 0, notVoting 1, excused 14
PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTESenate · 2025-03-25 · yea 52, nay 2, notVoting 2, excused 0
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-02-18 · yea 173, nay 1, notVoting 1, 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.
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