# Georgia HB 698: Walker County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes; provide homestead exemption

Georgia HB 698, Walker County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes; provide homestead exemption, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Mike Cameron (Republican), Steve Tarvin (Republican); 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 698
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Walker County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes; provide homestead exemption
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-03
- Last action: 2025-05-13, House Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Mike Cameron (Republican), Steve Tarvin (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (217 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- School tax relief for Walker County seniors: benefit, high. The law creates two school property tax breaks for older homeowners in the Walker County school district. They require majority approval in the November 3, 2026 referendum and start with tax years beginning January 1, 2027. Homeowners ages 70–74 can exempt $50,000 of their homestead’s assessed valu…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mike Cameron (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Steve Tarvin (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-25 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 52 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025-03-10 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 165 | 0 | 8 |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-05-13: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-13: Act 211
- 2025-05-13: Effective Date
- 2025-04-07: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2025-03-25: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2025-03-10: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-03-10: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-06: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-03-04: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-03-03: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 698/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/237143)

## 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 698/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/237143)

## 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-HB698-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).