(The Center Square) – A Georgia House of Representatives committee will study local taxation, funding and budgeting, House Speaker Jon Burns said Thursday.
The General Assembly failed to pass a bill that would cap property taxes at the rate of inflation.
Both chambers agreed to valuation caps that require cities, counties and school boards to freeze property tax assessments at the rate of inflation. The cap was included in House Bill 581, which passed in 2025, but taxing entities could opt out of the cap if they held three public meetings. Senate Bill 33 made the cap mandatory.
Burns proposed eliminating homestead taxes during the 2026 session.
The committee on local taxes is one of seven Blue Ribbon study committees announced by Burns. Other committees will study community health and healthcare, transportation infrastructure and vehicle registration, criminal post-conviction litigation, youth exposure to kratom and retail-available substances and education performance metrics and workforce stability.
Burns has not appointed committee members.
Study committees meet when the General Assembly is not in session and make recommendations.
“The Georgia House has been and will continue to be laser-focused on delivering results on the issues that matter most to our fellow Georgians,” Burns said. “The creation of the 2026 House Blue-Ribbon Study Committees reflects our ongoing commitment to pursuing common-sense policy solutions to the challenges and opportunities that will shape Georgia’s future success.”
