2025-2026 Regular Session
HB1595
Clarke County; school district ad valorem tax; revise how income cap is calculated
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to grant to residents of Clarke County and the Clarke County School District, upon their homesteads, an exemption of $10,000.00 from certain ad valorem taxes levied by the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, and levied by, for, or on behalf of the Clarke County School District, approved April 13, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6241), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 18, 2022 (Ga. L. 2022, p. 5504), so as to revise how the income cap is calculated related to the low-income base year assessed value homestead exemption from certain ad valorem taxes levied by the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County for unified government purposes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 27, 2026 · House
Local Calendar : House Vote #772
Passed
153 yea–0 nay · 20 not voting · 3 absent
April 2, 2026 · Senate
Local Consent Calendar: Senate Vote #927
Passed
49 yea–0 nay · 3 not voting · 2 absent
Committee referrals
March 27, 2026 · Senate
State and Local Governmental Operations
March 23, 2026 · House
Intragovernmental Coordination
Instrument history
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State Effective Date 2026-05-12
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State Act 691
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House House Date Signed by Governor
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House House Sent to Governor
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Senate Senate Passed/Adopted View roll call
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Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported
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Senate Senate Read and Referred
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House House Passed/Adopted View roll call
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House House Third Readers
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House House Committee Favorably Reported
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House House Second Readers
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House House First Readers
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House House Hopper