HB 874 — Ad Valorem Taxes: Georgia Taxpayer Privacy Protection Act

House Bill 874, known as the 'Georgia Taxpayer Privacy Protection Act,' would prevent taxpayer telephone numbers from being included in publicly accessible property tax records including both physical and electronic records. The bill would not apply to internal use of records by state and local government agencies for tax collection and enforcement. The bill sets the penalty for disclosing a taxpayer's telephone number in publicly accessible property tax records at $5,000.