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HB1116 • 2025

Homeownership Opportunity and Market Equalization Act of 2026; enact

Homeownership Opportunity and Market Equalization Act of 2026; enact

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Sponsor
Blackmon, Shaw
Last action
2026-04-02
Official status
House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill status indicates it passed both chambers, but the specific effective date is not listed in the provided metadata or summary text.

Homeownership Opportunity and Market Equalization Act of 2026

This law allows counties to accept property tax lists even if a newspaper made an error publishing them, changes how school funding is calculated by excluding certain tax exemptions from the total value used in formulas, and updates rules for local government budgets and audits.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows acceptance of official property tax lists (tax digests) even when a newspaper makes an error while publishing them.
  • Excludes amounts related to specific property tax exemptions from calculations used to determine school funding shares and state equalization grants.
  • Amends laws regarding local government budgets and audits.

Who It Names or Affects

  • County officials managing property tax records
  • School districts receiving state education funds

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official text does not list the specific types of property tax exemptions that are excluded from school funding calculations.
  • The exact effective date is mentioned as a provision in the bill but is not specified in the provided summary or metadata.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-02 Georgia General Assembly

    House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended

Official Summary Text

Homeownership Opportunity and Market Equalization Act of 2026; enact