Georgia Gov. Kemp signs bill allowing local bodies to rescind opting out of statewide homestead tax exemption

This story was updated on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at 8:08 p.m.

Local governments and school districts in Georgia can now rescind their decisions to opt out of a statewide homestead tax exemption approved by voters last November.

Georgians voted to pass a state constitutional amendment to cap yearly property tax increases by basing property value on an annual assessment of the consumer price index. Still, local governments and school districts could have chosen to opt out of the tax exemption.