# Georgia SB 614: City of Hampton; homestead exemption; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; provide

Georgia SB 614, City of Hampton; homestead exemption; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; provide, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Gail Davenport (Democrat); status failed, last action 2026-04-02 (House Committee Favorably Reported); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia SB 614
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: City of Hampton; homestead exemption; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; provide
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-03-03
- Last action: 2026-04-02, House Committee Favorably Reported
- Sponsor: Gail Davenport (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (241 yes, 147 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Gail Davenport (Democrat), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robert Flournoy (Democrat), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-02 | House | Supplemental Local Calendar | pass | 94 | 75 | 6 |
| 2026-04-02 | House | SB614 & SB627 RECON | pass | 98 | 72 | 7 |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 49 | 0 | 4 |

## Actions (10)

- 2026-04-02: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2026-04-02: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-04-02: House Third Reading Lost (House)
- 2026-04-02: House Reconsidered (House)
- 2026-03-10: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-03-09: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-03-06: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Senate Hopper (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Passed Senate (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/245236)

## 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
- [As Passed Senate (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/245236)

## 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-SB614-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).