Bartow County; ad valorem tax for county purposes; increase homestead exemption
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a homestead exemption from certain Bartow County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $5,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that county, approved March 24, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 4058), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 1, 2023 (Ga. L. 2023, p. 3891), so as to increase the exemption to $30,000.00; 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
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Mar 3, 2026
Signed May 11, 2026
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LC 47 4082/a
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HB 1491/AP*
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MINOR
The bill text was updated to reflect that it has been passed by both the House and Senate, and the legislative reference number was changed to indicate the approved version. These are administrative updates confirming the bill's final passage status rather than changes to its legal content.
TECHNICAL
The bill title was updated to include '(AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)' to indicate final legislative approval.
The legislative reference number was changed from 'LC 47 4082' to 'LC 47 4082/AP' to denote the approved version.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 18, 2026 · House Mar 10, 2026
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 47
Mar 18, 2026
D
Democratic18
88% Yea
R
Republican29
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
Act 569
upper
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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