# Georgia HB 1583: Fayette County; ad valorem tax; floating proportional amount based upon any increased property tax collections; provide new exemption

Georgia HB 1583, Fayette County; ad valorem tax; floating proportional amount based upon any increased property tax collections; provide new 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 1583
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Fayette County; ad valorem tax; floating proportional amount based upon any increased property tax collections; provide new 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: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New tax break for Fayette homeowners: benefit, low. The law authorizes a new county property tax break for eligible Fayette County homestead owners who meet its age rules. It starts January 1, 2027, only with majority approval in the November 3, 2026 referendum. The base year is the tax year beginning January 1, 2025. Annual county-purpose property…
- Fayette County pays for exemption vote: cost, low. Fayette County must pay for the November 3, 2026 referendum on the tax exemption; no election cost is specified. The law required two-thirds approval in both chambers of the Georgia legislature. More than half of votes cast on the measure must favor approval, and the election must follow the law. W…

## 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 687
- 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 1583/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248722)

## 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 1583/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248722)

## 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-HB1583-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).