# Georgia HB 1575: Kingsland, City of; ad valorem tax; apply exemption to residents 62 years or older

Georgia HB 1575, Kingsland, City of; ad valorem tax; apply exemption to residents 62 years or older, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by John Corbett (Republican), Steven Sainz (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-07-01 (Effective Date); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 1575
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Kingsland, City of; ad valorem tax; apply exemption to residents 62 years or older
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-18
- Last action: 2026-07-01, Effective Date
- Sponsors: John Corbett (Republican), Steven Sainz (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (202 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Kingsland lowers age for senior tax relief: benefit, medium. The law lowers Kingsland’s qualifying age for senior home tax relief by three years, to 62. It exempts $25,000 of a qualifying home’s assessed value—not $25,000 of the tax bill. The exemption covers city property taxes, including taxes for bond debt, but not state or county taxes. The law takes eff…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: John Corbett (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Steven Sainz (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-02 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 49 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026-03-27 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 153 | 0 | 24 |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-07-01: Effective Date
- 2026-05-12: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2026-05-12: Act 683
- 2026-04-10: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2026-04-02: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2026-03-27: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-03-27: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2026-03-27: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-03-19: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-03-18: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 1575/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248717)

## 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 1575/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248717)

## 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-HB1575-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).