Georgia House advances 15 local homestead‑exemption bills; HB 1600 withdrawn for technical correction
March 27, 2026 | 2026 Legislature Georgia, Georgia
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The Georgia House took up its local calendar Tuesday, recording approval of a slate of 15 bills related to homestead exemptions and local matters while temporarily withdrawing one measure for a technical correction.
Speaker Burns announced that 15 bills on the local calendar relate to homestead exemptions and require a two‑thirds recorded vote for passage. The clerk read the local calendar and the chamber agreed to vote on the package without HB 1,600.
Representative Santos introduced HB 1,600 (City of McDonough public facilities authority), and the sponsor moved to withdraw it from the local calendar and recommit it to the Committee on Intergovernmental Coordination to correct signatures. A member objected that late recommitment could jeopardize the bill's chances this year; the sponsor said the issue was clerical and that the bill would be back on the calendar Tuesday after signatures are obtained. The motion to withdraw and recommit was agreed.
When the chamber voted on the local calendar without HB 1,600, the clerk announced the yeas were 153 and the nays were 0. A member later characterized the local calendar as "a great example of how we ... can work with local governments to cut property taxes," framing the measures as local solutions to lower property tax burdens.
The House then continued with morning orders and memorials before taking up the rules calendar later in the day.
Speaker Burns announced that 15 bills on the local calendar relate to homestead exemptions and require a two‑thirds recorded vote for passage. The clerk read the local calendar and the chamber agreed to vote on the package without HB 1,600.
Representative Santos introduced HB 1,600 (City of McDonough public facilities authority), and the sponsor moved to withdraw it from the local calendar and recommit it to the Committee on Intergovernmental Coordination to correct signatures. A member objected that late recommitment could jeopardize the bill's chances this year; the sponsor said the issue was clerical and that the bill would be back on the calendar Tuesday after signatures are obtained. The motion to withdraw and recommit was agreed.
When the chamber voted on the local calendar without HB 1,600, the clerk announced the yeas were 153 and the nays were 0. A member later characterized the local calendar as "a great example of how we ... can work with local governments to cut property taxes," framing the measures as local solutions to lower property tax burdens.
The House then continued with morning orders and memorials before taking up the rules calendar later in the day.
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