Georgia House Republicans send pared back property tax cut to Senate

Proposal to rein in future local property tax increases clears the House

House lawmakers passed a scaled-back version of a property tax relief plan Friday after a more sweeping overhaul failed earlier in the week. House Bill 1116, sponsored by Bonaire Republican state Rep. Shaw Blackmon, passed with a 98-68 vote as…

Georgia House Republicans send pared back property tax cut to Senate

ATLANTA — Georgia House Republicans pushed through a new proposal to address fast-rising property tax bills just ahead of the Friday deadline to move legislation between the House and Senate House Bill 1116 has been evolving constantly, having started the…

Senate panel reworks property tax bill approved by House

A Senate committee on Monday rewrote a property tax bill approved by the House that lowers the threshold for when a protest petition could be used to stop local governments from spending more in property taxes than they did the year before. The  Senate tax committee approved a bill allowing voters to reject a budget that spends more in property taxes than it did the year before plus the Midwest consumer price index up to 3% more, whichever is le…

House passes property tax cap after earlier overhaul fails

House lawmakers passed a scaled-back version of a property tax relief plan that caps annual property tax increases at 3%, with proponents arguing it is necessary to stop the "unsustainable" trajectory of local property taxes and critics arguing it risks destabilizing local governments. The Current is an inclusive nonprofit, non-partisan news organization providing in-depth watchdog journalism for Savannah and Coastal Georgia’s communities.