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Georgia · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 771: Cherokee County; school district ad valorem tax; extend 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 771 is a bill introduced in the Georgia House on March 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Cherokee County; school district ad valorem tax; extend homestead exemption. Primary sponsor: Brad Thomas (Republican), Jordan Ridley (Republican), Mitchell Scoggins (Republican), Jan Jones (Republican), Rick Jasperse (Republican), John Carson (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 14, 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 providing a homestead exemption from Cherokee County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes for the full value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who have annual incomes not exceeding $16,000.00 and who are 62 years of age or over, approved March 10, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 3677), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 19, 2024 (Ga. L. 2024, p. 3552), so as to extend the homestead exemption to surviving spouses without regard to the five-year residency requirement; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Brad ThomasPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse21
Jordan RidleyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Mitchell ScogginsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Jan JonesPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse47
Rick JaspersePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse11
John CarsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse46

“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 324
  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