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| Bill | Hall County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes; homestead exemption; increase income cap | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for homestead exemptions from Hall County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes for certain residents of that school district who are senior citizens, approved April 6, 1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 4281), as amended, so as to increase the income cap on the homestead exemption provided to residents of the school district 62 years of age and older; to provide that any person 66 years of age or older shall receive a new exemption on the first $400,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead; 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 1340 | Georgia HB 1340 (2025_26) |
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Georgia HB 1340 (2025_26) — Hall County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes; homestead exemption; increase income cap
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for homestead exemptions from Hall County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes for certain residents of that school district who are senior citizens, approved April 6, 1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 4281), as amended, so as to increase the income cap on the homestead exemption provided to residents of the school district 62 years of age and older; to provide that any person 66 years of age or older shall receive a new exemption on the first $400,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead; 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 1340/AP* (committee substitute) — source
- LC 47 4037/a (committee substitute) — source
- Local Ad (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- House Vote #693 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 159–0 (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #728 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 50–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Brent Cox — primary (person)
- David Clark — primary (person)
- Derrick McCollum — primary (person)
- Emory Dunahoo — primary (person)
- Lee Hawkins — primary (person)
- Soo Hong — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-02-17 House Hopper
introduction - 2026-02-18 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2026-02-19 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2026-03-10 House Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-03-10 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2026-03-10 House Passed/Adopted
passage - 2026-03-12 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2026-03-18 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-03-18 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 662
executive-signature - 2026-05-12 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/25a5ced9-ff1d-4b4f-bc68-ee8f8b04cc82. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).