# Georgia SB 574: City of Metter; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; provide a homestead exemption

Georgia SB 574, City of Metter; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; provide a homestead exemption, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Billy Hickman (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 574
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: City of Metter; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; provide a homestead exemption
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-24
- Last action: 2026-05-11, Senate Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsor: Billy Hickman (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

- City property tax break for Metter homeowners: benefit, low. The law creates a Metter homestead exemption covering up to $2,000 of a home's assessed value, not $2,000 in tax savings. It applies beginning January 1, 2027, only if more than half of referendum votes favor approval. The exemption adds to other city homestead exemptions and covers city taxes, inc…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Billy Hickman (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Butch Parrish (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 616
- 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)
- 2026-02-25: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Senate Hopper (Senate)

## Bill text

- SB 574/AP* (v6): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/246546)

## 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 574/AP* (v6) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/246546)

## 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-SB574-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).