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Georgia · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1316: Walker County; school district ad valorem tax; remove five year residency requirement for homestead exemption

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1316 is a bill introduced in the Georgia House on February 17, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Walker County; school district ad valorem tax; remove five year residency requirement for homestead exemption. Primary sponsor: Steve Tarvin (Republican), Mike Cameron (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 11, 2026): Effective Date.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Walker County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes, approved May 13, 2025 (Ga. L. 2025, p. 3901), so as to remove the five year residency requirement for the homestead exemption for residents of such school district who are 75 years of age or older; 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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Steve TarvinPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse2
Mike CameronPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse1

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Effective Date
  2. Act 556
  3. House Date Signed by Governor
  4. House Sent to Governor
  5. Senate Passed/Adopted
  6. Senate Third Read
  7. Senate Taken from Table
  8. Senate Tabled
  9. Senate Read Second Time
  10. Senate Committee Favorably Reported
  11. Senate Read and Referred
  12. House Passed/Adopted

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source