Macon-Bibb County Senior Homestead Exemption (HB 1538)
Bibb County, Georgia
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What does this measure do?
Macon-Bibb County would cut county property taxes on eligible seniors' primary homes starting in 2027. Homeowners 65–74 would exempt $17,000 of assessed value, ages 75–84 $32,000, and ages 85 and older all of it.
Read the official ballot measure
Proposed by: Georgia General Assembly (House Bill 1538, Rep. Tangie Herring and others)
Rep. Herring is a Macon Democrat (House District 145); Reps. Paris, Jones, Griffin and Washburn co-sponsored. The bill gives Macon-Bibb seniors a county property tax break.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
A YES vote means
Give eligible homeowners age 65 and older a new county property tax exemption on their primary homes beginning in 2027, with a larger exemption at older ages.
A NO vote means
Do not create this new age-based county property tax exemption; current county property tax rules remain in place.
Source: gov.georgia.gov