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Read. Follow. Verify.Walker County bill proposes homestead tax exemption funded by new local sales tax
Last action · June 22, 2026: House Lost Reconsidered Bill/ResolutionSponsors: Mike Cameron and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
Walker County residents would receive a homestead tax exemption equal to the assessed value of their , funded by a new 1 percent Local Homestead Option Sales Tax (LHOST), pending voter approval in a November 2026 referendum.
Property owners in Walker County face a potential complete exemption from county on their homesteads, conditioned on the implementation and collection of a new local sales tax lasting from 2028 through 2037.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Walker County residents
Eligible homestead property owners may receive an exemption from county ad valorem taxes funded by the new sales tax.
Key Facts
- Grants Walker County residents a homestead exemption from county ad valorem taxes equal to the assessed value of homestead property determined annually by LHOST proceeds.
- Requires the imposition of a 1 percent Local Homestead Option Sales Tax (LHOST) from January 1, 2028, through December 31, 2037.
- Submits the Act to Walker County voters in a referendum held on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November, 2026.
- Stipulates that if approved by more than half of the votes cast, the exemption takes effect on January 1, 2027, and runs through December 31, 2039.
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- Allows homeowners who received a homestead exemption in the previous tax year to receive the new exemption without filing a fresh application.
- Requires enactment by a two-thirds' majority vote in both the Senate and the House of Representatives pursuant to the Georgia Constitution.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
9 actions- Jun 22, 2026HouseHouse Reconsidered
- Jun 22, 2026HouseHouse Lost Reconsidered Bill/Resolution
- Jun 20, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse Committee Favorably Reported
- Jun 20, 2026HouseHouse Third Readers
- Jun 20, 2026HouseHouse Third Reading Lost
- Jun 20, 2026HouseHouse Notice to Reconsider
Show 3 earlier actions
- Jun 18, 2026HouseHouse Second Readers
- Jun 17, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse Hopper
- Jun 17, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse First Readers
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Analysis Score
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- Controversy50Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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