# Georgia HB 1074: Suwanee, City of; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption

Georgia HB 1074, Suwanee, City of; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by David Clark (Republican), Chuck Efstration (Republican), Scott Hilton (Republican) and 3 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 1074
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Suwanee, City of; ad valorem taxes 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: David Clark (Republican), Chuck Efstration (Republican), Scott Hilton (Republican), Soo Hong (Republican), Sam Park (Democrat), Matt Reeves (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (218 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New city tax break for Suwanee homeowners: benefit, medium. The law creates a $15,000 reduction in the assessed home value subject to Suwanee city property taxes. It covers qualifying homesteads, including city taxes that repay bonds, and adds to other city homestead exemptions. State, county, and school taxes stay unchanged; the remaining assessed value st…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: David Clark (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Chuck Efstration (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Scott Hilton (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Soo Hong (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Sam Park (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Matt Reeves (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 53 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026-02-06 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 165 | 0 | 10 |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-05-11: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2026-05-11: Act 536
- 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)
- 2026-02-09: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2026-02-06: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-02-06: 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 1074/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/243592)

## 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 1074/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/243592)

## 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-HB1074-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).