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Georgia bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Georgia HB 771

Cherokee County; school district ad valorem tax; extend homestead exemption

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Summary

Official abstract published by the Georgia legislature· description

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.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Mar 28, 2025
Senate		Senate Vote #313 - 2025-2026 Regular SessionpassSet your home in Georgia to see
Mar 25, 2025
House		House Vote #302 - 2025-2026 Regular SessionpassSet your home in Georgia to see

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