# Georgia SB 545: Butts County; a homestead exemption from Butts County ad valorem taxes for county purposes; provide

Georgia SB 545, Butts County; a homestead exemption from Butts County ad valorem taxes for county purposes; provide, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Lee Anderson (Republican), Brian Strickland (Republican), Rick Williams (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-05-11 (Senate Date Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia SB 545
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Butts County; a homestead exemption from Butts County ad valorem taxes for county purposes; provide
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-20
- Last action: 2026-05-11, Senate Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Lee Anderson (Republican), Brian Strickland (Republican), Rick Williams (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (206 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Butts County homeowner tax break requires approval: benefit, high. The law creates a $50,000 exemption from a qualifying home's assessed value for Butts County residents. It starts January 1, 2027, only if more than half of votes cast approve the November 2026 county referendum. The exemption covers county-purpose property taxes, including county bond taxes; asses…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Lee Anderson (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Brian Strickland (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Rick Williams (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Clint Crowe (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-18 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 161 | 2 | 11 |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 45 | 0 | 7 |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-05-11: Senate Date Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2026-05-11: Act 615
- 2026-05-11: Effective Date
- 2026-04-10: Senate Sent to Governor (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2026-03-18: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-03-18: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2026-03-06: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-03-04: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-03-03: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Senate Hopper (Senate)

## Bill text

- SB 545/AP* (v6): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/246543)

## 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
- [SB 545/AP* (v6) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/246543)

## 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-SB545-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).