Joint ACCG-GMA HB 581 Training Sessions

House Bill 581 passed during the 2024 legislative session and will usher in significant changes to Georgia’s property and local sales tax systems if adopted by voters in the 2024 general election. This legislation authorizes a statewide floating homestead exemption for all local governments including an opt-out provision, and revises the tax estimate, three-year lock, sales ratio study, and settlement conference statutes. It also simplifies the local sales tax cap and creates a new type of local sales tax for property tax relief. For a thorough summary of this bill, please click here.  A joint presentation on HB 581 can be accessed here.

ACCG and the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) will host joint training sessions for counties and cities in October. Register for the meeting of your choice by clicking the respective link below. 

ACCG and GMA will also host a live webinar following the training sessions. More details on the webinar will be released soon.

Tuesday, Oct. 1 – Tift County

9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Leroy Rogers Senior Center

315 W 2nd St, Tifton, GA 31794

Click here to register.

Wednesday, Oct. 2 – Putnam County  *Full Capacity*

9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

The Edgewater on Lake Sinclair

109 South Spring Rd,

Eatonton, GA 31024

Click here to register.

Wednesday, Oct. 2 – Putnam County

1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

The Edgewater on Lake Sinclair

109 South Spring Rd, Eatonton, GA 31024

Click here to register.

Thursday, Oct. 3 – Fulton County

9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Preston Ridge Community Center

Preston Ridge Rd, Ste 100, Alpharetta, GA 30005

Click here to register.

*Note: Registration is managed by GMA. To register, select your preferred meeting and create an account for the GMA event registration system. You cannot use your ACCG database credentials to log into this system to register. If you have questions or difficulties registering, please contact [email protected].