Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB1583: Fayette County; ad valorem tax; floating proportional amount based upon any increased property tax collections; provide new exemption
Status: Signed into law, May 12, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act provide for residents of specified ages a homestead exemption from certain ad valorem taxes levied by Fayette County for county purposes and to provide a homestead exemption from certain Fayette County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes, approved April 15, 1996 (Ga. L. 1996, p. 4453), so as to provide a new exemption in a floating proportional amount based upon any increased property tax collections that exceed the value of property taxes collected in tax year 2025 to each resident of the county from ad valorem taxes for county purposes; 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 Fayette County ad valorem taxes for county purposes; and for other purposes. AFFIDAVIT GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY I, Josh Bonner, Representative from District 73, 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 publishe.
From the introduced text:
a bill to provide a homestead exemption from Fayette County ad valorem taxes for county purposes; and for other purposes. AFFIDAVIT GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY I, Josh Bonner, Representative from District 73, 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 Fayette County News, which is the official organ of Fayette County, on the 11th 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/ JOSH BONNER Affiant Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 18th of March, 2026, Before me: s/ DEANA MOSHER Deana Mosher Notary Public, Johnson County, …