# Georgia HB 1321: Cartersville, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption

Georgia HB 1321, Cartersville, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Matthew Gambill (Republican), Mitchell Scoggins (Republican); 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 1321
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Cartersville, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-17
- Last action: 2026-05-11, House Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Matthew Gambill (Republican), Mitchell Scoggins (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (209 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New property tax break for Cartersville homeowners: benefit, high. The law creates a $100,000 exemption from assessed home value for Cartersville city property taxes, including taxes for city bonds. It adds to other city homestead exemptions but does not lower state, county, or school taxes. Home value above the exemption remains subject to city taxes. Residents m…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Matthew Gambill (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Mitchell Scoggins (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-18 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 50 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026-03-10 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 159 | 0 | 9 |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-05-11: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2026-05-11: Act 557
- 2026-05-11: Effective Date
- 2026-04-06: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2026-03-18: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2026-03-10: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-03-10: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2026-02-19: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-02-18: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-02-17: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 1321/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/246332)

## 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 1321/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/246332)

## 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-HB1321-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-11).