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| Bill | Chatham County; school district ad valorem tax; homestead exemption; provisions | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from Chatham County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the base year assessed value of such homestead, approved May 9, 2025 (Ga. L. 2025, p. 3649), so as to provide that any homeowner receiving the homestead exemption provided for in Ga. L. 1999, p. 4215, as amended, shall automatically receive the exemption provided for in this Act; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2025_26 | HB 1203 | Georgia HB 1203 (2025_26) |
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Georgia HB 1203 (2025_26) — Chatham County; school district ad valorem tax; homestead exemption; provisions
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from Chatham County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the base year assessed value of such homestead, approved May 9, 2025 (Ga. L. 2025, p. 3649), so as to provide that any homeowner receiving the homestead exemption provided for in Ga. L. 1999, p. 4215, as amended, shall automatically receive the exemption provided for in this Act; 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.
- HB 1203/AP* (committee substitute) — source
- LC 47 3817/a (committee substitute) — source
- Local Ad (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- House Vote #506 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 158–0 (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #571 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 53–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Anne Allen Westbrook — primary (person)
- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
- Carl Gilliard — primary (person)
- Jesse Petrea — primary (person)
- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-02-05 House Hopper
introduction - 2026-02-06 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2026-02-09 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2026-02-12 House Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-02-12 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2026-02-12 House Passed/Adopted
passage - 2026-02-17 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2026-02-24 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-02-24 Senate Passed/Adopted
passage - 2026-04-06 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2026-05-11 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2026-05-11 Act 549
executive-signature - 2026-05-11 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e3e61d5f-997c-40ff-ba79-65236a5e1bfb. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).