Georgia · House Bill 697 · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Chickamauga, City of; ad valorem tax; educational purposes; provide homestead exemption

  1. Introduced Mar 3, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 4, 2025
  3. Passed the House Mar 10, 2025
  4. Passed the Senate Mar 25, 2025
  5. To the governor Apr 7, 2025
  6. Became law May 13, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from City of Chickamauga independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $50,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of such school district who are 70 years of age or older; to provide a homestead exemption from City of Chickamauga independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational…

Read the full title (107 words)

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from City of Chickamauga independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $50,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of such school district who are 70 years of age or older; to provide a homestead exemption from City of Chickamauga independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of the full assessed value of the homestead for residents of such school district who are 75 years of age or older; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Every action

12 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseHouse Hopper
  2. CommitteeHouse First Readers · House Intragovernmental Coordination
  3. HouseHouse Second Readers
  4. CommitteeHouse Committee Favorably Reported · House Intragovernmental Coordination
  5. HouseHouse Third Readers
  6. HouseHouse Passed/Adopted
  7. CommitteeSenate Read and Referred · Senate State and Local Governmental Operations
  8. CommitteeSenate Committee Favorably Reported · Senate State and Local Governmental Operations
  9. SenateSenate Passed/Adopted
  10. HouseHouse Sent to Governor
  11. GovernorHouse Date Signed by Governor
  12. GovernorAct 210

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Local Calendar (House Vote #270) · Full House

Passed 165–0
Mar 10, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 165 No 0 Not voting 15
Democrats: 71 yes, 0 no Republicans: 94 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 165

Not voting · 8

Excused · 7

LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR (Senate Vote #277) · Full Senate

Passed 52–0
Mar 25, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 52 No 0 Not voting 4
Democrats: 21 yes, 0 no Republicans: 31 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 52

Not voting · 4

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Republican.

All 1 cosponsor

From Georgia's official records (www.legis.ga.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.