# Georgia HB 1526: Early County; repeal a former local constitutional amendment

Georgia HB 1526, Early County; repeal a former local constitutional amendment, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Gerald Greene (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-05-12 (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 1526
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Early County; repeal a former local constitutional amendment
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-09
- Last action: 2026-05-12, House Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: Gerald Greene (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (200 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Early County ends new plant tax breaks: cost, low. The law ends new five-year local property tax exemptions for manufacturing and processing plant property in Early County, Georgia. The former tax break covered plants built, equipped, established, completed, or enlarged in the county. No new exemptions under this program can be granted after the la…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Gerald Greene (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Clint Dixon (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-31 | Senate | PASSAGE | pass | 47 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026-03-20 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 153 | 0 | 18 |

## Actions (16)

- 2026-05-12: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2026-05-12: Act 669
- 2026-05-12: Effective Date
- 2026-04-07: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2026-03-31: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Senate Withdrawn & Recommitted (Senate)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)
- 2026-03-12: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-03-10: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-03-09: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 1526/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248546)

## 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 1526/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248546)

## 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-HB1526-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).