All Roll Calls
Yes: 275 • No: 0
GeorgiaSB 832025-2026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET
Bartow County; school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; provide a homestead exemption
Sponsored By: Chuck Hufstetler (Republican), Ed Setzler (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Intragovernmental CoordinationState and Local Governmental OperationsLocal Bill
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
School tax break for Bartow homeowners
The law gives Bartow County homeowners a school tax break on their homestead (your main home and up to five contiguous acres). It starts January 1, 2026 and runs through December 31, 2030, if voters approve it in November 2025. Each year, your exemption equals how much your current assessed value is above your adjusted base year value. For 2026, your base year is your 2025 assessed value, including any final appeal result. Your adjusted base can rise only by last year’s inflation and by major additions or removals; the tax commissioner sets the inflation method, and improvements are not counted twice. You must apply with the Bartow tax commissioner unless you had a 2025 homestead for the same home; once granted, it renews while you live there, and you must report if you stop qualifying. If voters do not approve it, Section 1 does not take effect and is repealed 365 days after the election.
Limits on Bartow school tax break
This tax break only lowers Bartow County school district ad valorem taxes for education. It does not lower state taxes, county taxes for county purposes, independent school district taxes, or city taxes. It also does not reduce school taxes used to pay interest or retire bonds. You may keep other homestead exemptions, but you cannot stack more than one base‑year‑value exemption for Bartow school taxes; the tax commissioner uses the larger one.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Chuck Hufstetler
Republican • Senate
Ed Setzler
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
Mitchell Scoggins
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/21/2025
AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE
Yes: 54 • No: 0
House vote • 3/4/2025
Local Calendar
Yes: 172 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/11/2025
LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR
Yes: 49 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Senate Date Signed by Governor
5/9/2025SenateAct 108
5/9/2025Effective Date
5/9/2025Senate Sent to Governor
4/7/2025SenateSenate Agreed House Amend or Sub
3/21/2025SenateHouse Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
3/4/2025HouseHouse Third Readers
3/4/2025HouseHouse Passed/Adopted By Substitute
3/4/2025HouseHouse Second Readers
2/13/2025HouseHouse First Readers
2/12/2025HouseSenate Committee Favorably Reported
2/11/2025SenateSenate Passed/Adopted
2/11/2025SenateSenate Read and Referred
2/4/2025SenateSenate Hopper
2/3/2025Senate
Bill Text
SB 83/AP* (v8)
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