Ad valorem tax; qualified disabled veterans; extend homestead exemption to unremarried surviving spouses or minor children

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 48-5-48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to homestead exemption by qualified disabled veteran, filing requirements, periodic substantiation of eligibility, persons eligible without application, and retroactive award, so as to extend a homestead exemption for unremarried surviving spouses or minor children of a disabled veteran to include any future homestead; to clarify language; to provide for related matters; to provide for …

Source: OpenStates · fetched April 2, 2026

• Veteran / service memberdirectModerate impactHigh certainty

  Provides a homestead exemption for disabled veterans and their unremarried surviving spouses or minor children, extending this exemption to any future homesteads.

  “relating to homestead exemption by qualified disabled veteran, filing requirements, periodic substantiation of eligibility, persons eligible without application, and retroactive award, so as to extend a homestead exemption for unremarried surviving spouses or minor children of a disabled veteran to include any future homestead”· Code Section 48-5-48

• Parent / guardiandirectModerate impactHigh certainty

  Provides a homestead exemption for minor children of a disabled veteran, extending this exemption to any future homesteads.

  “extend a homestead exemption for unremarried surviving spouses or minor children of a disabled veteran to include any future homestead”· Code Section 48-5-48