# Georgia HB 1538: Macon-Bibb County; ad valorem tax for county purposes; provide a homestead exemption

Georgia HB 1538, Macon-Bibb County; ad valorem tax for county purposes; provide a homestead exemption, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Floyd Griffin (Democrat), Tangie Herring (Democrat), Anissa Jones (Democrat) and 2 others; 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 1538
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Macon-Bibb County; ad valorem tax for county purposes; provide a homestead exemption
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-10
- Last action: 2026-05-12, House Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Floyd Griffin (Democrat), Tangie Herring (Democrat), Anissa Jones (Democrat), Miriam Paris (Democrat), Dale Washburn (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (211 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- County property-tax relief for Macon-Bibb senior homeowners: benefit, high. The law creates a Macon-Bibb County homestead tax break, subject to approval by more than half of votes cast in November 2026. With that approval, it applies to tax years beginning January 1, 2027. Homeowners ages 65–74 get $17,000 of assessed home value exempted; ages 75–84 get $32,000 exempted. H…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Floyd Griffin (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Tangie Herring (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Anissa Jones (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Miriam Paris (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Dale Washburn (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-25 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 50 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026-03-18 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 161 | 2 | 11 |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-05-12: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2026-05-12: Act 674
- 2026-05-12: 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)
- 2026-03-19: 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)
- 2026-03-16: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-03-12: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-03-10: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 1538/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/247393)

## 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 1538/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/247393)

## 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-HB1538-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).