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HB731 • 2025

Alternative Homestead Option Sales and Use Tax Act of 2025; enact

Alternative Homestead Option Sales and Use Tax Act of 2025; enact

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Sponsor
Ballinger, Mandi
Last action
2025-03-10
Official status
House Second Readers
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Alternative Homestead Option Sales and Use Tax Act of 2025

This bill amends Georgia law to create an alternative homestead option sales tax, set rules for distributing its revenue, allow certain counties to levy a special purpose local option sales tax, require voter approval via referendum, and establish related procedures and limits.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends the Official Code of Georgia regarding homestead option sales and use taxes.
  • Provides for an alternative version of the homestead option sales tax.
  • Sets rules for how money collected from this new tax must be distributed.
  • Allows certain counties to start a special purpose local option sales and use tax.
  • Requires that these taxes be approved through a referendum vote.
  • Establishes specific procedures, conditions, and limitations for the new tax options.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Counties in Georgia eligible under state law to levy homestead option or special purpose local option sales taxes
  • Voters in counties where these taxes are proposed

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official text excerpt provided does not list which specific counties are eligible for the new tax options.
  • The exact amount of money that will be collected is unknown until the taxes are approved and implemented.
  • The effective date has not been set in the provided information.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-10 Georgia General Assembly

    House Second Readers

Official Summary Text

Alternative Homestead Option Sales and Use Tax Act of 2025; enact