# Georgia HB 29: Colquitt County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption

Georgia HB 29, Colquitt County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Chas Cannon (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-14 (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 29
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Colquitt County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-05-14, House Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: Chas Cannon (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (212 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- School tax break for Colquitt County homeowners: benefit, medium. The law creates a $10,000 assessed-value exemption from Colquitt County School District property taxes for educational purposes. It covers district residents whose homes qualify as homesteads under Georgia law, including no more than five connected acres. The exemption requires approval by more tha…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Chas Cannon (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-12 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 52 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025-02-05 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 160 | 1 | 14 |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-05-14: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-14: Act 316
- 2025-05-14: Effective Date
- 2025-04-07: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2025-02-12: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2025-02-05: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-02-05: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2025-01-15: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-01-14: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-01-13: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 29/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/232374)

## 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 29/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/232374)

## 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-HB29-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).