Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB1543: Chattooga County; school district ad valorem tax; homestead exemption; increase income cap
Status: Signed into law, May 11, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a $40,000.00 homestead exemption from certain ad valorem taxes levied by, for, or on behalf of the Chattooga County School District for residents of that district who are 70 years of age or older and whose gross income does not exceed $20,000.00, approved April 23, 1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 4660), so as to increase the income cap on such exemption; to increase the value of the exemption in steps over a two-year period; to revise a definition; 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 providing a homestead exemption from certain ad valorem taxes levied by, for, or on behalf of Chattooga County School District for residents of that district who are 70 years of age or older, approved April 23, 1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 4660); and for other purposes. AFFIDAVIT GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY I, Eddie Lumsden, Representative from District 12, 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 b.
From the introduced text:
a bill to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from certain ad valorem taxes levied by, for, or on behalf of Chattooga County School District for residents of that district who are 70 years of age or older, approved April 23, 1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 4660); and for other purposes. AFFIDAVIT GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY I, Eddie Lumsden, Representative from District 12, 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 Summerville News, which is the official organ of Chattooga County, on the 5th of March, 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. …