HB 540 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Gwinnett County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes; expand additional homestead exemption to certain veterans and employees

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide an additional homestead exemption from Gwinnett County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $2,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are certain public service employees, approved May 3, 2023 (Ga. L. 2023, p. 4346), so as to expand such exemption to disabled veterans and all employees of the Gwinnett County School District and the Buford City School District; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to provide for 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
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 20, 2025 Signed May 13, 2025
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What changed between versions

LC 47 3388/a HB 540/AP* · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill text was updated to reflect that it has passed both the House and Senate, and the bill number was changed from LC 47 3388 to LC 47 3388/AP to indicate its amended status. No substantive policy changes were made to the bill's content.
TECHNICAL

Bill title updated to include '(AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)' to indicate legislative progress status

Bill number changed from LC 47 3388 to LC 47 3388/AP to reflect amended version

Floor votes · Senate Mar 21, 2025 · House Mar 4, 2025

How they voted

520
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 55
Mar 21, 2025
D Democratic22
21 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican33
31 Yea 2
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 13, 2025
Signed into law
Act 202
upper
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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