Glynn County assessors outline how House Bill 581 will change assessment notices, homestead rules

Glynn County’s chief appraiser summarized changes from Georgia’s House Bill 581 and how they will affect local assessment notices and homestead handling, saying the law takes effect Jan. 1, 2025. Chief Appraiser Mr. Pleasant described removal of estimated taxes from the assessment notice, a new required “estimated rollback rate” disclosure, a redefined measure of fair market value and a three‑year appraisal cycle for all parcels.

The chief appraiser told the board the amendment follows a public referendum that he said passed roughly 62% to 38%, and that the law will remove the previous “estimated tax” line from the appraisal office’s notice. “The estimation of taxes for our office … used last year’s millage rate,” Mr. Pleasant said, adding that removing that line should end repeated taxpayer calls about discrepancies between the notice and the final tax bill.

Why it matters: The new notice will show an estimated rollback rate — the chief appraiser warned that most taxpayers will not recognize the term — and local taxing authorities must provide the information that produces that estimate. Pleasant said Glynn County staff provide growth and inflation estimates to local levying authorities several times a year and that the new requirement will increase pressure to have accurate data earlier in the calendar.

Key provisions discussed

- Assessment notices: The office will no longer include an estimated tax using last year’s millage. Instead the notice will include an “estimated rollback rate” (the chief appraiser read the statutory definition into the record) that…