HB 29 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Colquitt County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Colquitt County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Signed May 14, 2025
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What changed between versions

LC 62 0020/a HB 29/AP* · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to reflect that it has passed both the House and Senate, and the version identifier was updated from LC 62 0020 to LC 62 0020/AP. These are primarily technical updates indicating the bill's legislative status rather than substantive policy changes.
TECHNICAL

Updated bill title to indicate it has passed both chambers of the legislature

Changed version identifier from LC 62 0020 to LC 62 0020/AP to reflect the amended version

Floor votes · Senate Feb 12, 2025 · House Feb 5, 2025

How they voted

521
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 55
Feb 12, 2025
D Democratic22
21 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican33
31 Yea 1 Nay 1
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
3
May 14, 2025
Signed into law
Act 316
upper
May 14, 2025
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Chas Cannon
Chas Cannon
RRepublican
GA
172