# Georgia HB 1581: Fayetteville, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption

Georgia HB 1581, Fayetteville, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Debra Bazemore (Democrat), Josh Bonner (Republican), Derrick Jackson (Democrat) and 1 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 1581
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Fayetteville, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-19
- Last action: 2026-05-12, House Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Debra Bazemore (Democrat), Josh Bonner (Republican), Derrick Jackson (Democrat), Karen Mathiak (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

- New city tax break for Fayetteville homeowners: benefit, medium. The law creates a city property tax exemption for Fayetteville homes that qualify as homesteads. It starts January 1, 2027, only with majority voter approval in the November 3, 2026, city referendum. If the vote fails or the required election is not held, the act is repealed January 1, 2027. Homeow…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Debra Bazemore (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Josh Bonner (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Derrick Jackson (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Karen Mathiak (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)

- 2026-05-12: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2026-05-12: Act 685
- 2026-05-12: Effective Date
- 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)
- 2026-03-23: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-03-20: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-03-19: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 1581/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248720)

## 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 1581/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248720)

## 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-HB1581-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).