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| Bill | Macon-Bibb County; ad valorem tax for county purposes; provide a homestead exemption | A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Macon-Bibb County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $17,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county who are between the ages of 65 and 74; to provide a homestead exemption from Macon-Bibb County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $32,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county who are between the ages of 75 and 84; to provide a homestead exemption from Macon-Bibb County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of the full assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county who are 85 years of age or older; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2025_26 | HB 1538 | Georgia HB 1538 (2025_26) |
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Georgia HB 1538 (2025_26) — Macon-Bibb County; ad valorem tax for county purposes; provide a homestead exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Macon-Bibb County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $17,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county who are between the ages of 65 and 74; to provide a homestead exemption from Macon-Bibb County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $32,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county who are between the ages of 75 and 84; to provide a homestead exemption from Macon-Bibb County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of the full assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county who are 85 years of age or older; 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 1538/AP* (committee substitute) — source
- LC 61 0406/a (committee substitute) — source
- Local Ad (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- House Vote #712 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 161–2 (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #799 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 50–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Anissa Jones — primary (person)
- Dale Washburn — primary (person)
- Floyd Griffin — primary (person)
- Miriam Paris — primary (person)
- Tangie Herring — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-03-10 House Hopper
introduction - 2026-03-12 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2026-03-16 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 - 2026-03-19 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2026-03-25 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-03-25 Senate Passed/Adopted
passage - 2026-04-06 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2026-05-12 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2026-05-12 Act 674
executive-signature - 2026-05-12 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/739c50b5-e995-4f3e-83d2-736100b893a9. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).