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legislation/us/states/ga/2021-22/hb-1399.md

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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Locust Grove, City of; ad valorem tax; municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption"
+description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from City of Locust Grove ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of 100 percent of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
+legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
+session: "2021_22"
+identifier: "HB 1399"
+citation: "Georgia HB 1399 (2021_22)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["David Knight", "El-Mahdi Holly"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 14
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2022-02-17"
+last_action: "2022-04-25"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dcd643b1-25d2-4e61-a1eb-de3702dfe6a7"
+source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
+source_hash: "425dc4f173e439dee5caa4ba9c2c658331b01c52aba85caba09549bc00d1cd51"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
+---
+
+# Georgia HB 1399 (2021_22) — Locust Grove, City of; ad valorem tax; municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption
+
+A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from City of Locust Grove ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of 100 percent of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB 1399/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/210527.pdf)
+2. **LC 43 2227/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/207142.pdf)
+3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/207148.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Local Calendar — **125–38** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- David Knight — primary (person)
+- El-Mahdi Holly — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2022-02-17** House Hopper
+- **2022-02-17** House First Readers `reading-1`
+- **2022-02-22** House Second Readers `reading-2`
+- **2022-03-23** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2022-03-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
+- **2022-03-23** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
+- **2022-03-25** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
+- **2022-03-28** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2022-03-28** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
+- **2022-03-28** Senate Transmitted House
+- **2022-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2022-04-25** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2022-04-25** Act 655 `executive-signature`
+- **2022-04-25** Effective Date
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dcd643b1-25d2-4e61-a1eb-de3702dfe6a7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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