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| Bill | Chattooga County; school district ad valorem tax; homestead exemption; increase income cap | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a $40,000.00 homestead exemption from certain ad valorem taxes levied by, for, or on behalf of the Chattooga County School District for residents of that district who are 70 years of age or older and whose gross income does not exceed $20,000.00, approved April 23, 1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 4660), so as to increase the income cap on such exemption; to increase the value of the exemption in steps over a two-year period; to revise a definition; 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. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2025_26 | HB 1543 | Georgia HB 1543 (2025_26) |
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Georgia HB 1543 (2025_26) — Chattooga County; school district ad valorem tax; homestead exemption; increase income cap
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a $40,000.00 homestead exemption from certain ad valorem taxes levied by, for, or on behalf of the Chattooga County School District for residents of that district who are 70 years of age or older and whose gross income does not exceed $20,000.00, approved April 23, 1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 4660), so as to increase the income cap on such exemption; to increase the value of the exemption in steps over a two-year period; to revise a definition; 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.
- HB 1543/AP* (committee substitute) — source
- LC 47 4192/a (committee substitute) — source
- Local Ad (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Senate Vote #887 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 44–0 (pass) · upper
- House Vote #739 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 158–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Eddie Lumsden — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-03-12 House Hopper
introduction - 2026-03-16 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2026-03-18 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2026-03-23 House Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-03-23 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2026-03-23 House Passed/Adopted
passage - 2026-03-25 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2026-03-27 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-03-27 Senate Read Second Time
reading-2 - 2026-03-31 Senate Third Read
reading-3 - 2026-03-31 Senate Passed/Adopted
passage - 2026-04-10 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2026-05-11 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2026-05-11 Act 585
executive-signature - 2026-05-11 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8728bd34-7a8b-444f-814b-9fbeb8508ce4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).