HB 595 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Early County; homestead exemption from school district ad valorem tax; remove sunset date

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from Early County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $150,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for five years for residents of that school district who are 70 years of age or older, approved May 10, 2021 (Ga. L. 2021, p. 4267), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 3, 2023 (Ga. L. 2023, p. 4464), so as to remove the sunset date currently on the exemption; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 24, 2025 Signed May 13, 2025
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What changed between versions

LC 47 3277/a HB 595/AP* · 2 edits
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The bill text was updated to reflect its passage through both the House and Senate, changing the version identifier from the original committee draft to the final approved version. The substantive policy language remains unchanged, with only formatting and version tracking updates applied.
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Updated bill version identifier from LC 47 3277 to LC 47 3277/AP to indicate the bill has passed both legislative chambers.

Added parenthetical text '(AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)' to the bill title to document its legislative status.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 13, 2025 · House Mar 4, 2025

How they voted

480
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 55
Mar 13, 2025
D Democratic22
18 Yea 4
81% Yea
R Republican33
30 Yea 3
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
Act 205
upper
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Gerald Greene
Gerald Greene
RRepublican
GA
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