Heard County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes; provide homestead exemption
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Heard County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of the total assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 70 years of age or older; 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.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 3, 2026
Signed May 11, 2026
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The bill text was updated to reflect that it has passed both the House and Senate, and the version identifier was changed from the original committee draft to the final approved version. These are primarily technical updates indicating the bill's legislative status rather than changes to the actual policy, funding, or eligibility rules.
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The bill title was updated to indicate it has passed both chambers of the legislature.
The version identifier was changed from the original draft number to the final approved version number.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2026 · House Feb 17, 2026
How they voted
51–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 52
Feb 24, 2026
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican32
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
Act 543
upper
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Huddleston
RRepublican
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