# Georgia SB 83: Bartow County; school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; provide a homestead exemption

Georgia SB 83, Bartow County; school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; provide a homestead exemption, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Chuck Hufstetler (Republican), Ed Setzler (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-09 (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 83
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Bartow County; school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; provide a homestead exemption
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-03
- Last action: 2025-05-09, Senate Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Chuck Hufstetler (Republican), Ed Setzler (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (275 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- School tax relief for Bartow homeowners: benefit, high. The law creates a school property tax break for qualifying homeowners in the Bartow County School District. It requires majority voter approval in the November 2025 local referendum; without approval, the exemption is repealed. The approved exemption covers tax years January 1, 2026, through Decemb…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Chuck Hufstetler (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Ed Setzler (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mitchell Scoggins (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-21 | Senate | AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE | pass | 54 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-03-04 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 172 | 0 | 6 |
| 2025-02-11 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 49 | 0 | 5 |

## Actions (14)

- 2025-05-09: Senate Date Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2025-05-09: Act 108
- 2025-05-09: Effective Date
- 2025-04-07: Senate Sent to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House)
- 2025-03-04: House Third Readers (House)
- 2025-03-04: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House)
- 2025-02-13: House Second Readers (House)
- 2025-02-12: House First Readers (House)
- 2025-02-11: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Senate Hopper (Senate)

## Bill text

- SB 83/AP* (v8): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/236977)

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- 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)
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## Sources
- [SB 83/AP* (v8) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/236977)

## 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-SB83-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).