Bill making property tax increase cap mandatory passes Georgia Senate

By: Meimei Xu, WABE

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: February 4, 2026

Words: 1,161

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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The Georgia state Senate passed a bill Tuesday to prevent local governments and school districts from opting out of a statewide homestead tax exemption, which caps annual property tax increases.

After a lengthy debate, state senators voted 31 to 19 to pass Senate Bill 382, sending it to the House for review.

This comes as state Republicans seek to pass a flurry of measures this year to lower taxes in an effort to …

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