---
type: "Bill"
title: "City of Metter; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; provide a homestead exemption"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from City of Metter ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $2,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "SB 574"
citation: "Georgia SB 574 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["REVENUE AND TAXATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Billy Hickman"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-24"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2399952e-8123-440d-8478-643fa3fc980c"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "939461211b52e281c3d7c3e690d02ba0ae69170428cba2355e7e55a0a710fe81"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---

# Georgia SB 574 (2025_26) — City of Metter; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; provide a homestead exemption

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from City of Metter ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $2,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced LC 62 0375** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243818.pdf)
2. **As Passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/244711.pdf)
3. **SB 574 Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243858.pdf)
4. **SB 574/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246546.pdf)

## Votes

- Senate Vote #600 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #712 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **161–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Billy Hickman — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-02-24** Senate Hopper `introduction`
- **2026-02-25** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-03** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-03** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-03-04** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-03-06** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-03-18** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-18** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-03-18** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2026-04-10** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 616 `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2399952e-8123-440d-8478-643fa3fc980c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).