HB 775 Georgia House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Butts County; school district ad valorem tax; increase homestead exemption

Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Butts County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $15,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who are 62 years of age or over without regard to their income, approved April 13, 2001 (Ga. L. 2001, p. 4289), so as to increase said homestead exemption to $50,000.00; 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
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 13, 2025 Signed May 14, 2025
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What changed between versions

LC 47 3538/a HB 775/AP* · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill text was updated to reflect that it has passed both the House and Senate, with the version number changed from LC 47 3538 to LC 47 3538/AP. The substantive policy content regarding senior citizen homestead exemptions in Butts County School District remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL

Bill title updated to indicate it has passed both chambers of the legislature

Document version identifier changed from LC 47 3538 to LC 47 3538/AP to reflect the amended passage version

Floor votes · Senate Mar 28, 2025 · House Mar 21, 2025

How they voted

520
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 55
Mar 28, 2025
D Democratic22
20 Yea 2
90% Yea
R Republican33
32 Yea 1
96% 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 326
upper
May 14, 2025
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Clint Crowe
Clint Crowe
RRepublican
GA
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