# Georgia HB 1067: West Point, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption

Georgia HB 1067, West Point, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Debbie Buckner (Democrat), David Huddleston (Republican), David Jenkins (Republican) and 2 others; status signed, last action 2026-05-11 (House Date Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 1067
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: West Point, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-28
- Last action: 2026-05-11, House Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Debbie Buckner (Democrat), David Huddleston (Republican), David Jenkins (Republican), Carmen Rice (Republican), Vance Smith (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (211 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New tax break for West Point homeowners: benefit, medium. The law creates a $10,000 exemption from a qualifying West Point home's assessed value, not a $10,000 tax refund. It starts with tax years beginning January 1, 2027, only with majority approval in the November 3, 2026 referendum. It covers city property taxes, including city bond payments, and adds…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Debbie Buckner (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: David Huddleston (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Jenkins (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Carmen Rice (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Vance Smith (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 53 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026-02-12 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 158 | 0 | 14 |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-05-11: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2026-05-11: Act 535
- 2026-05-11: Effective Date
- 2026-04-06: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2026-02-24: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2026-02-12: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-02-12: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2026-02-02: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-01-29: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-01-28: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 1067/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/243591)

## Related bills

- SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty (signed)
- SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide (signed)
- SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (signed)
- SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact (signed)
- HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish (signed)
- HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact (signed)

## Sources
- [HB 1067/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/243591)

## Related
- [SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckles…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB160-2025-2026)
- [SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB384-2025-2026)
- [SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Servic…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB76-2025-2026)
- [SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB406-2025-2026)
- [HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1391-2025-2026)
- [HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1344-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1067-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).