# Georgia HB 815: Lowndes County; ad valorem tax for county purposes; provide homestead exemption

Georgia HB 815, Lowndes County; ad valorem tax for county purposes; 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 815
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Lowndes County; ad valorem tax for county purposes; 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

- Lowndes County homeowners get a tax break: benefit, medium. The law creates a $12,000 exemption from a Lowndes County resident’s home assessed value for county property taxes. It applies to tax years starting January 1, 2027, subject to voter approval. More than half the votes on the question at the 2026 general primary must favor approval. The break exclud…

## 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 335
- 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 815/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/238850)

## 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 815/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/238850)

## 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-HB815-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).