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Georgia Homestead Exemption for Disabled Veterans and First Responders Measure (2026)

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Georgia Homestead Exemption for Disabled Veterans and First Responders Measure
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Election date
November 3, 2026
Topic
Taxes and Property
Status
Not on the ballot
Type
Origin

The Georgia Homestead Exemption for Disabled Veterans and First Responders Measure is not on the ballot in Georgia as a legislatively referred state statute on November 3, 2026.[1]

This measure would have increased the homestead exemption for totally disabled veterans from a portion of the assessed value to the total assessed value of the home and created a homestead exemption for partially disabled veterans equal to the percentage of the disability rating. The measure would also have created a homestead exemption for totally disabled first responders in the amount of the total assessed value and 50% of assessed value for partially disabled first responders.[1]


Text of the measure

Full text

The full text of the amendment is available here.


Path to the ballot

Per Article VII, Section II, Paragraph II(a) of the Georgia Constitution, legislation for property tax exemptions requires a two-thirds vote of each chamber of the Georgia State Legislature, the governor's signature, and voter approval.

  • March 6, 2025: The Senate passed the bill in a vote of 56-0.[1]
  • April 4, 2025: The legislature adjourned its 2025 legislative session. The measure was not passed in the second chamber before the session adjourned, and therefore was not certified for the 2026 ballot.
Vote in the Georgia State Senate
February 19, 2025
Requirement: Two-thirds (66.67 percent) vote of all members in each chamber
Number of yes votes required: 38  Approveda
YesNoNot voting
Total5600
Total percent100.00%0.00%0.00%
Democrat2300
Republican3300

See also

  • Ballot measure lawsuits
  • Ballot measure readability
  • Ballot measure polls

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Georgia State Legislature, "Senate Bill 129," accessed February 20, 2025
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