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| Bill | Cartersville, City of; independent school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption | A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a homestead exemption from certain City of Cartersville ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $28,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for each resident of the city who is 65 years of age or older or totally disabled, approved March 29, 1995 (Ga. L. 1995, p. 3950), as amended, so as to provide a homestead exemption from City of Cartersville independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $60,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents who are between 65 and 69 years of age or totally disabled; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes. | us/states/ga | Georgia General Assembly | 2025_26 | HB 859 | Georgia HB 859 (2025_26) |
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Georgia HB 859 (2025_26) — Cartersville, City of; independent school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a homestead exemption from certain City of Cartersville ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $28,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for each resident of the city who is 65 years of age or older or totally disabled, approved March 29, 1995 (Ga. L. 1995, p. 3950), as amended, so as to provide a homestead exemption from City of Cartersville independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $60,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents who are between 65 and 69 years of age or totally disabled; 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 859/AP* (committee substitute) — source
- LC 61 0236/a (committee substitute) — source
- Local Ad (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- House Vote #342 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 165–0 (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #400 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — 55–1 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Matthew Gambill — primary (person)
- Mitchell Scoggins — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-03-25 House Hopper
introduction - 2025-03-25 House First Readers
reading-1 - 2025-03-27 House Second Readers
reading-2 - 2025-03-31 House Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2025-03-31 House Third Readers
reading-3 - 2025-03-31 House Passed/Adopted
passage - 2025-03-31 Senate Read and Referred
referral-committee - 2025-04-02 Senate Committee Favorably Reported
committee-passage-favorable - 2025-04-02 Senate Passed/Adopted
passage - 2025-04-08 House Sent to Governor
executive-receipt - 2025-05-14 House Date Signed by Governor
executive-signature - 2025-05-14 Act 350
executive-signature - 2025-05-14 Effective Date
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5823b0b7-bdb1-4d5d-8cc0-31dae399f57d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).