# Georgia HB 1487: Cornelia, City of; remove millage rate cap

Georgia HB 1487, Cornelia, City of; remove millage rate cap, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Victor Anderson (Republican), Chris Erwin (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-05-11 (House Date Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 1487
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Cornelia, City of; remove millage rate cap
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-03
- Last action: 2026-05-11, House Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Victor Anderson (Republican), Chris Erwin (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (203 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Cornelia removes property tax rate cap: cost, low. The law removes Cornelia’s property tax rate cap, affecting owners of taxable property within the city. The city commission sets the tax rate, due date, and payment period by ordinance. It may allow installment payments, a single lump-sum payment, or voluntary payments before the due date. The law…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Victor Anderson (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Chris Erwin (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-25 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 50 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026-03-20 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 153 | 0 | 18 |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-05-11: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2026-05-11: Act 566
- 2026-05-11: Effective Date
- 2026-04-06: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2026-03-25: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2026-03-20: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-03-20: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2026-03-06: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-03-04: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-03-03: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 1487/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/247384)

## 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 1487/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/247384)

## 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-HB1487-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).