HB 1515 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Madison County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Madison County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $75,000.00 of the 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, contingent 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 4, 2026 Signed May 11, 2026
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LC 47 4136/a HB 1515/AP* · 1 edit
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The bill title was updated to indicate it has passed both the House and Senate, and page headers were modified to reflect the final approved version.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 20, 2026 · House Mar 18, 2026

How they voted

370
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 47
Mar 20, 2026
D Democratic18
13 Yea 5
72% Yea
R Republican29
24 Yea 5
82% 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 577
upper
May 11, 2026
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 19, 2026
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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