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| Bill | Whitfield County; School District ad valorem tax; revise homestead exemption amount | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from Whitfield County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $150,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who are 70 years of age or over, approved June 3, 2003 (Ga. L. 2003, p. 4538), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 3, 2023 (Ga. L. 2023, p. 4354), so as to revise the exemption amount; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption; 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 repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2025_26 | HB 844 | Georgia HB 844 (2025_26) |
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Georgia HB 844 (2025_26) — Whitfield County; School District ad valorem tax; revise homestead exemption amount
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from Whitfield County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $150,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who are 70 years of age or over, approved June 3, 2003 (Ga. L. 2003, p. 4538), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 3, 2023 (Ga. L. 2023, p. 4354), so as to revise the exemption amount; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption; 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 repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- HB 844/AP* (committee substitute) — source
- LC 47 3668/a (committee substitute) — source
- Local Ad (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Senate Vote #400 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 55–1 (pass) · upper
- House Vote #342 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 165–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Jason Ridley — primary (person)
- Kasey Carpenter — primary (person)
- Steve Tarvin — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-03-25 House Hopper
introduction - 2025-03-25 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2025-03-27 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2025-03-31 House Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2025-03-31 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2025-03-31 House Passed/Adopted
passage - 2025-03-31 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2025-04-02 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2025-04-02 Senate Passed/Adopted
passage - 2025-04-08 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2025-05-14 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2025-05-14 Act 345
executive-signature - 2025-05-14 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f3596f52-49c0-42f7-b082-3a71af833e6d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).