# Georgia HB 783: Columbia County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption

Georgia HB 783, Columbia County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Rob Clifton (Republican), Rob Leverett (Republican), Mark Newton (Republican) 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 783
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Columbia County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-18
- Last action: 2025-05-13, House Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Rob Clifton (Republican), Rob Leverett (Republican), Mark Newton (Republican), Gary Richardson (Republican)
- 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

- School tax break for Columbia County homeowners: benefit, medium. The law establishes an $8,000 assessed-value exemption for eligible Columbia County school district homeowners, starting with tax years beginning January 1, 2026. This lowers the home value taxed, not the tax bill by $8,000. It requires majority voter approval in the November 4, 2025 referendum. Wi…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Rob Clifton (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rob Leverett (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Mark Newton (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Gary Richardson (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-28 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 53 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-03-25 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 170 | 0 | 6 |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-05-13: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-13: Act 225
- 2025-05-13: Effective Date
- 2025-04-08: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2025-03-28: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2025-03-25: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-03-25: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-21: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-03-20: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-03-18: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 783/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/238042)

## 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 783/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/238042)

## 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-HB783-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).