---
type: "Bill"
title: "Ad Valorem Taxation of Property; the acceptance of tax digests in the event of a publication error made by a newspaper; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to ad valorem taxation of property, so as to provide for the acceptance of tax digests in the event of a publication error made by a newspaper; to revise required information for bills and notices of assessment for ad valorem taxation of property; 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 566"
citation: "Georgia SB 566 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["REVENUE AND TAXATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Billy Hickman", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Jason Anavitarte", "John Albers", "Shawn Still"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-02-24"
last_action: "2026-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/75454534-9653-4952-a4b0-ef24f6f48f1e"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "5d03c4852f7de73cc43b047992cf1b1ade1f8c7b9e9ca32db9d5034db2905641"
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 566 (2025_26) — Ad Valorem Taxation of Property; the acceptance of tax digests in the event of a publication error made by a newspaper; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to ad valorem taxation of property, so as to provide for the acceptance of tax digests in the event of a publication error made by a newspaper; to revise required information for bills and notices of assessment for ad valorem taxation of property; 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 44 3486** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243785.pdf)
2. **As Passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245278.pdf)
3. **Committee Sub LC 44 3502S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/244559.pdf)
4. **LC 44 3528S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246144.pdf)
5. **SB 566/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248185.pdf)

## Votes

- Senate Vote #640 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **32–22** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #840 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #767 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **161–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #649 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **53–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Billy Hickman — primary (person)
- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
- John Albers — primary (person)
- Shawn Still — 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 By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-04** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-06** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2026-03-06** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-03-06** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-03-09** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2026-03-10** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2026-03-18** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-23** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
- **2026-03-25** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2026-03-25** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-03-27** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- **2026-04-10** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-22** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-22** Act 378 `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-22** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/75454534-9653-4952-a4b0-ef24f6f48f1e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).