# Georgia HB 813: Lowndes County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption

Georgia HB 813, Lowndes County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by James Burchett (Republican), John Corbett (Republican), John LaHood (Republican) and 1 others; 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 813
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Lowndes County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-21
- Last action: 2025-05-14, House Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: James Burchett (Republican), John Corbett (Republican), John LaHood (Republican), Dexter Sharper (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (220 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- School tax relief for Lowndes County homeowners: benefit, medium. The law creates a $12,000 exemption from assessed home value for qualifying homeowners in the Lowndes County School District. It covers the district’s school education property taxes, not school bond taxes or state, county, independent school district, or city taxes. Savings depend on the tax rate;…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: James Burchett (Republican), House
- Sponsor: John Corbett (Republican), House
- Sponsor: John LaHood (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Dexter Sharper (Democrat), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | SUPPLEMENTAL LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 55 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-31 | House | Local Calendar Without HBs 851 & 852 | pass | 165 | 0 | 10 |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-05-14: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-14: Act 333
- 2025-05-14: Effective Date
- 2025-04-08: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-02: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2025-03-31: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-03-31: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-31: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-03-25: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-03-21: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 813/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/238848)

## 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 813/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/238848)

## 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-HB813-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).