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Georgia · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 540: Gwinnett County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes; expand additional homestead exemption to certain veterans and employees

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 540 is a bill introduced in the Georgia House on February 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Gwinnett County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes; expand additional homestead exemption to certain veterans and employees. Primary sponsor: Matt Reeves (Republican), Rey Martinez (Republican), Chuck Efstration (Republican), Jasmine Clark (Democratic), Segun Adeyina (Democratic), Dewey McClain (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (May 13, 2025): 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 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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Matt ReevesPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Rey MartinezPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse111
Chuck EfstrationPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse104
Jasmine ClarkPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse108
Segun AdeyinaPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse110
Dewey McClainPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse109

“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 202
  3. House Date Signed by Governor
  4. House Sent to Governor
  5. Senate Passed/Adopted
  6. Senate Committee Favorably Reported
  7. Senate Read and Referred
  8. House Passed/Adopted
  9. House Third Readers
  10. House Committee Favorably Reported
  11. House Second Readers
  12. House First Readers

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

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