All Roll Calls
Yes: 212 • No: 2
GeorgiaHB 282025-2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
Colquitt County; ad valorem tax for county purposes; provide homestead exemption
Sponsored By: Chas Cannon (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Intragovernmental CoordinationState and Local Governmental OperationsLocal Bill
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Bill Overview
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2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Colquitt homeowners get $10,000 county tax break
Beginning January 1, 2027, if county voters approve it in 2026, the law exempts $10,000 of your home's assessed value from Colquitt County taxes for county purposes. It does not cut state, school, city, or county bonded‑debt taxes. This replaces the standard county homestead exemption for this purpose and can stack with other county‑purpose homestead breaks. Your homestead for this break can include up to five contiguous acres. Apply once with the Colquitt County tax commissioner; it renews each year while you live there, and you must tell the office if you stop qualifying.
2026 vote decides county tax break
The county election superintendent must place the question on the 2026 general primary ballot. If a majority vote YES, the $10,000 county homestead exemption starts January 1, 2027. If the question fails or the election is not held as required, the exemption does not start and the Act is repealed one year after the election. Colquitt County pays the election costs and the results must be certified.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Chas Cannon
Republican • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 2/12/2025
LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR
Yes: 52 • No: 1
House vote • 2/5/2025
Local Calendar
Yes: 160 • No: 1
Actions Timeline
House Date Signed by Governor
5/13/2025HouseAct 195
5/13/2025Effective Date
5/13/2025House Sent to Governor
4/7/2025HouseSenate Committee Favorably Reported
2/12/2025SenateSenate Passed/Adopted
2/12/2025SenateSenate Read and Referred
2/6/2025SenateHouse Committee Favorably Reported
2/5/2025HouseHouse Third Readers
2/5/2025HouseHouse Passed/Adopted
2/5/2025HouseHouse Second Readers
1/15/2025HouseHouse First Readers
1/14/2025HouseHouse Hopper
1/13/2025House
Bill Text
HB 28/AP* (v4)
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