# Georgia HB 820: Jasper County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption

Georgia HB 820, Jasper County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Dale Washburn (Republican); 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 820
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Jasper 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
- Sponsor: Dale Washburn (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (216 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- School-tax relief replaces Jasper seniors’ old exemption: mixed, medium. The law creates a $40,000 exemption from a qualifying home's assessed value for Jasper County school district education taxes. This includes school bond taxes, and the remaining assessed value stays taxable. Residents must occupy the home and be at least 65 by January 1 of the application year. The…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Dale Washburn (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 51 | 1 | 3 |
| 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 336
- 2025-05-14: Effective Date
- 2025-04-09: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-04: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: 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 820/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239294)

## 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 820/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/239294)

## 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-HB820-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).