Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB1544: Chattooga County; ad valorem tax; county purposes; provide a homestead exemption
Status: Signed into law, May 11, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Chattooga County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $70,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county who are 70 years of age or older and whose income does not exceed $38,000.00; 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, 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 provide a homestead exemption from Chattooga County ad valorem taxes for county purposes; 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 publ.
From the introduced text:
a bill to provide a homestead exemption from Chattooga County ad valorem taxes for county purposes; 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. s/ EDDIE LUMSDEN Affiant Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 9th of March, 2026, Before me: s/ DEANA MOSHER Deana Mosher Notary Public, Johnson County, Georgia …