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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Paulding County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption"
+description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Paulding County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $4,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county for tax year 2023 and $8,000.00 for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2024; 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 988"
+citation: "Georgia HB 988 (2021_22)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Joseph Gullett", "Kimberly Alexander", "Martin Momtahan", "Micah Gravley", "Trey Kelley", "Tyler Paul Smith"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 16
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2022-01-25"
+last_action: "2022-04-18"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9e836b30-23cd-47d2-8203-695fa6a562a2"
+source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
+source_hash: "59aa9568b9b3e204eedc3d54b1350604695c0e8de978d3162d3fea5b50bd39f3"
+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 988 (2021_22) — Paulding County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
+
+A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Paulding County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $4,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county for tax year 2023 and $8,000.00 for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2024; 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 988/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/205686.pdf)
+2. **LC 43 2097/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/203910.pdf)
+3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/203926.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Local Calendar — **142–18** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Joseph Gullett — primary (person)
+- Kimberly Alexander — primary (person)
+- Martin Momtahan — primary (person)
+- Micah Gravley — primary (person)
+- Trey Kelley — primary (person)
+- Tyler Paul Smith — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2022-01-25** House Hopper
+- **2022-01-26** House First Readers `reading-1`
+- **2022-01-27** House Second Readers `reading-2`
+- **2022-02-01** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2022-02-01** House Third Readers `reading-3`
+- **2022-02-01** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
+- **2022-02-01** House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
+- **2022-02-02** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
+- **2022-02-07** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2022-02-07** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
+- **2022-02-08** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
+- **2022-02-08** Senate Transmitted House
+- **2022-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2022-04-18** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2022-04-18** Act 611 `executive-signature`
+- **2022-04-18** Effective Date
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9e836b30-23cd-47d2-8203-695fa6a562a2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
+