Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB1491: Bartow County; ad valorem tax for county purposes; increase homestead exemption
Status: Signed into law, May 11, 2026
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.
What the bill says
To amend an Act to provide a homestead exemption from certain Bartow County ad valorem taxes for county purposes, approved March 24, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 4058), as amended; and for other purposes. AFFIDAVIT GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY I, Mitchell Scoggins, Representative from District 14, 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 I.
From the introduced text:
a bill to amend an Act to provide a homestead exemption from certain Bartow County ad valorem taxes for county purposes, approved March 24, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 4058), as amended; and for other purposes. AFFIDAVIT GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY I, Mitchell Scoggins, Representative from District 14, 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 Daily Tribune, which is the official organ of Bartow County, on the 26th of February, 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/ MITCHELL SCOGGINS Affiant Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This …