Georgia legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Georgia HB1601: Gainesville, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption
Status: Signed into law, May 12, 2026
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from City of Gainesville ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city; 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 City of Gainesville ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; and for other purposes. AFFIDAVIT GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY I, Matt Dubnik, Representative from District 29, 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.
From the introduced text:
a bill to provide a homestead exemption from City of Gainesville ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; and for other purposes. AFFIDAVIT GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY I, Matt Dubnik, Representative from District 29, 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 Gainesville Times, which is the official organ of Hall County, on the 18th 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/ MATT DUBNIK Affiant Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 23rd of March, 2026, Before me: s/ DEANA MOSHER Deana Mosher Notary Public, Johnson County, …