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Barrow County Board votes to continue opting out of House Bills 581 and 92
Barrow County Board of Education · January 7, 2026
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Summary
The board approved a resolution to continue opting out of House Bill 581 (floating homestead exemption) and HB 92 by a 6–3 vote after staff reported required hearings and the district’s previous millage rollback to 15.193 mills.
Miss Houston presented a resolution asking the board to continue opting the district out of House Bill 581 (a statewide floating homestead exemption) consistent with House Bill 92. Houston explained that HB 581 limits the annual increase in property tax assessments on homesteaded property to the prior year’s rate of…
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