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| Bill | Fayetteville, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption | A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from City of Fayetteville ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in a floating proportional amount based upon any increased property tax collections that exceed the value of property taxes collected in tax year 2025; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; 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 provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2025_26 | HB 1581 | Georgia HB 1581 (2025_26) |
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Georgia HB 1581 (2025_26) — Fayetteville, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from City of Fayetteville ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in a floating proportional amount based upon any increased property tax collections that exceed the value of property taxes collected in tax year 2025; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; 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 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 1581/AP* (committee substitute) — source
- LC 47 4245/a (committee substitute) — source
- Local Ad (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Senate Vote #927 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 49–0 (pass) · upper
- House Vote #772 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 153–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Debra Bazemore — primary (person)
- Derrick Jackson — primary (person)
- Josh Bonner — primary (person)
- Karen Mathiak — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-03-19 House Hopper
introduction - 2026-03-20 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2026-03-23 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2026-03-27 House Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-03-27 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2026-03-27 House Passed/Adopted
passage - 2026-03-27 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2026-04-02 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-04-02 Senate Passed/Adopted
passage - 2026-04-10 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2026-05-12 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2026-05-12 Act 685
executive-signature - 2026-05-12 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0eca8f74-9231-4310-867a-efd63b21f1af. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).