All Roll Calls
Yes: 211 • No: 0
GeorgiaHB 8072025-2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
Woodstock, City of; ad valorem tax; extend homestead exemption to surviving spouses
Sponsored By: Charlice Byrd (Republican), John Carson (Republican), Don Parsons (Republican), Jordan Ridley (Republican), Mitchell Scoggins (Republican), Brad Thomas (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Intragovernmental CoordinationState and Local Governmental OperationsLocal Bill
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Full city tax break for seniors
The law exempts your homestead from all City of Woodstock property taxes for city purposes. You must be at least age 62 and live in Woodstock. You or your spouse must have had a Woodstock homestead exemption for at least five years before you apply. The years do not have to be in a row. If you had the older Woodstock exemption before the law’s cutoff, you keep the full exemption each year you are a senior, without the five-year rule. A surviving spouse of someone who had this exemption also gets the full exemption on their Woodstock homestead while a senior, without the five-year rule.
Local vote to activate senior exemption
Woodstock must hold a referendum on this exemption on an allowed special election date, no later than the November 2026 general election. The election official must publish the date and purpose twice before the vote and certify results to the Secretary of State. If more than half of voters approve, the exemption in Section 1 starts on January 1 after the election. If it fails or the vote is not held as required, Section 1 does not take effect and the Act is repealed on July 1, 2027. The City of Woodstock pays the cost of the election, and any Woodstock voter can ask a court to order the election if the official refuses to hold it.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Charlice Byrd
Republican • House
John Carson
Republican • House
Don Parsons
Republican • House
Jordan Ridley
Republican • House
Mitchell Scoggins
Republican • House
Brad Thomas
Republican • House
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/2/2025
LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR
Yes: 51 • No: 0
House vote • 3/28/2025
Local Calendar
Yes: 160 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
House Date Signed by Governor
5/14/2025HouseAct 331
5/14/2025Effective Date
5/14/2025House Sent to Governor
4/7/2025HouseSenate Committee Favorably Reported
4/2/2025SenateSenate Passed/Adopted
4/2/2025SenateSenate Read and Referred
3/31/2025SenateHouse Committee Favorably Reported
3/28/2025HouseHouse Third Readers
3/28/2025HouseHouse Passed/Adopted
3/28/2025HouseHouse Second Readers
3/25/2025HouseHouse First Readers
3/21/2025HouseHouse Hopper
3/20/2025House
Bill Text
HB 807/AP* (v4)
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