Panel hears resolution to send 100% homestead exemption for 100% disabled veterans to voters
February 26, 2026 | 2026 Legislature Georgia, Georgia
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A presenter told the committee House Resolution 400 seeks a constitutional amendment to provide a 100% homestead exemption for veterans with a 100% disability rating. The presenter said the state’s 100% disabled population is roughly 37,000, but he and other members emphasized uncertainty about how many would qualify for a homestead exemption because some disabled veterans rent, live in nursing homes or otherwise do not own homestead property.
Why it matters: A constitutional homestead exemption would directly affect property-tax bills for qualifying disabled veterans and shift local tax burdens depending on take-up. Committee members asked about cost, geographic clustering around military installations and overlap with broader House proposals that would phase in larger homestead exemptions over time.
What was said: The presenter explained some local governments already offer homestead exemptions and that a ballot amendment would make the exemption statewide; the presenter said, “There is currently, up to about 121,000, exemption available to 100% disabled veterans in Georgia. … The 100% disabled population in Georgia is roughly 37,000.”
Outcome: Committee members asked for fiscal clarity; the resolution was presented and discussed and then moved forward in committee.
Why it matters: A constitutional homestead exemption would directly affect property-tax bills for qualifying disabled veterans and shift local tax burdens depending on take-up. Committee members asked about cost, geographic clustering around military installations and overlap with broader House proposals that would phase in larger homestead exemptions over time.
What was said: The presenter explained some local governments already offer homestead exemptions and that a ballot amendment would make the exemption statewide; the presenter said, “There is currently, up to about 121,000, exemption available to 100% disabled veterans in Georgia. … The 100% disabled population in Georgia is roughly 37,000.”
Outcome: Committee members asked for fiscal clarity; the resolution was presented and discussed and then moved forward in committee.
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