Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia SB407: Homestead Exemption; Cherokee County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; provide
Status: Signed into law, May 12, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a homestead exemption from Cherokee County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes, through tax year 2031, in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the adjusted base year assessed value of such homestead; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for related matters; 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 repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To provide for a homestead exemption from Cherokee County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; and for other purposes. AFFIDAVIT GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY I, Jason Dickerson, Senator from District 21, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. § 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such.
From the introduced text:
a bill to provide for a homestead exemption from Cherokee County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; and for other purposes. AFFIDAVIT GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY I, Jason Dickerson, Senator from District 21, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. § 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Cherokee Tribune, which is the official organ of Cherokee County, on the 8th of January, 2026; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice. s/ JASON DICKERSON Affiant Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 8th of January, 2026, Before me: s/ ROBYN J. UNDERWOOD Robyn J. Underwood …