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Appling County holds three public hearings on HB 581, schedules opt-out process but makes no final decision
Summary
Appling County commissioners set three required public hearings and provided residents with information about House Bill 581’s floating homestead exemption and opt-out procedure; commissioners heard questions but took no final vote to opt out during the hearings.
Appling County officials held a series of public hearings Feb. 20 and Feb. 26 to explain House Bill 581 and to meet the procedural requirements for a possible local opt-out.
County Manager Reid Lovett presented material from ACCG/GMA describing HB 581’s “floating” homestead exemption, which would lock a homestead at a base-year value (2024 in Appling County’s case) and allow future increases only up to the consumer price index as determined by the state revenue commissioner. Lovett told residents that local governments may elect to opt out of the statewide exemption but must…
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