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2025-2026 Regular Session

HB1116

Homeownership Opportunity and Market Equalization Act of 2026; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapters 5 and 8 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ad valorem taxation of property and sales and use taxes, respectively, so as to provide for the acceptance of tax digests in the event of a publication error made by a newspaper; to amend Part 4 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to financing under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to exclude amounts attributable to certain exemptions from ad valorem taxation from the equalized adjusted school property tax digest for the purpose of calculating the local five mill share and equalization grants; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 81 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to local government budgets and audits; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Legislative progress

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House committee substitute February 25, 2026 House committee reassignment March 3, 2026 House committee substitute March 3, 2026 House committee reassignment March 6, 2026 Senate committee substitute March 27, 2026

Recorded floor votes

5 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

March 6, 2026 · House

Passage: House Vote #677

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

98 yea–68 nay · 3 not voting · 8 absent

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March 31, 2026 · Senate

Motion To Engross: Hb 52, Hb 248, Hb 963, Hb 964, Hb 1001, Hb 1077, Hb 1116, Hb 1129, Hb 1132, Hb 1209: Senate Vote #876

Passed

33 yea–15 nay · 2 not voting · 4 absent

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March 31, 2026 · Senate

Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #881

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

31 yea–19 nay · 4 absent

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April 2, 2026 · House

Agree To Senate Sub As Am: House Vote #848

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

102 yea–73 nay · 1 not voting

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April 2, 2026 · Senate

Agree To House Amendment To Senate Substitute: Senate Vote #974

Failed ⭐ Substantive final action

24 yea–28 nay · 2 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.

  1. House House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
  2. Senate Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
  3. Senate Senate Third Read
  4. Senate Senate Engrossed
  5. Senate Senate Read Second Time
  6. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  7. Senate Senate Read and Referred
  8. House House Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
  9. House House Third Readers
  10. House House Withdrawn, Recommitted
  11. House House Postponed
  12. House House Postponed
  13. House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  14. House House Withdrawn, Recommitted
  15. House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  16. House House Second Readers
  17. House House First Readers
  18. House House Hopper
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