# Georgia HB 648: College Park, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; homestead exemption; remove income cap

Georgia HB 648, College Park, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; homestead exemption; remove income cap, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Rhonda Burnough (Democrat), Derrick Jackson (Democrat), Tanya Miller (Democrat) and 1 others; status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (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 648
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: College Park, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; homestead exemption; remove income cap
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-26
- Last action: 2025-05-13, House Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Rhonda Burnough (Democrat), Derrick Jackson (Democrat), Tanya Miller (Democrat), Kim Schofield (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (223 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- College Park expands homeowners’ property tax exemption: benefit, high. The law makes removal of College Park’s homestead exemption income cap subject to voter approval. The exemption covers residents who are 65 or older or have a disability. It exempts the home’s full assessed value from city property taxes for municipal purposes, not all property taxes. The homeowner…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Rhonda Burnough (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Derrick Jackson (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Tanya Miller (Democrat), House
- Sponsor: Kim Schofield (Democrat), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 51 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025-03-04 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 172 | 0 | 6 |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-05-13: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-13: Act 209
- 2025-05-13: Effective Date
- 2025-04-07: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2025-03-20: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2025-03-04: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-03-04: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2025-02-28: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-02-27: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-02-26: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 648/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/236741)

## 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 648/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/236741)

## 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-HB648-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).