# Georgia HB 1503: Covington, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption

Georgia HB 1503, Covington, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Clint Crowe (Republican), Tim Fleming (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 1503
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Covington, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-03
- Last action: 2026-05-11, House Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Clint Crowe (Republican), Tim Fleming (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (205 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Covington homeowner tax relief requires voter approval: benefit, high. The law creates a full Covington city property tax exemption for qualifying residents’ homesteads, starting with tax years beginning January 1, 2027. It requires approval by more than 50% of votes cast in the November 3, 2026, city referendum. The exemption covers the home’s full assessed value, in…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Clint Crowe (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Tim Fleming (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-20 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 44 | 0 | 7 |
| 2026-03-18 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 161 | 2 | 11 |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-05-11: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2026-05-11: Act 573
- 2026-05-11: Effective Date
- 2026-04-06: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2026-03-20: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2026-03-18: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-03-18: 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 1503/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/246945)

## 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 1503/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/246945)

## 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-HB1503-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).