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+type: "Bill"
+title: "City of Hampton; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; homestead exemption; provide"
+description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from City of Hampton ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $50,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city who are both under 65 years of age and totally disabled; 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, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
+legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
+session: "2023_24"
+identifier: "SB 289"
+citation: "Georgia SB 289 (2023_24)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Brian Strickland", "Emanuel Jones", "Rick Williams"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 13
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2023-03-06"
+last_action: "2023-04-19"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6dbac39d-314c-4b07-a37a-6bcf991305f9"
+source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
+source_hash: "34924639b05003f02f0f7e688c0d941e96a05d8b377d4f4308ed17e496f5e1c5"
+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 SB 289 (2023_24) — City of Hampton; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; homestead exemption; provide
+
+A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from City of Hampton ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $50,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city who are both under 65 years of age and totally disabled; 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, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; 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. **As introduced LC 46 0567** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217036.pdf)
+2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/218361.pdf)
+3. **Committee sub LC 46 0634S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/218159.pdf)
+4. **SB 289 ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217037.pdf)
+5. **SB 289/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219342.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Senate Vote #239 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **50–0** (pass) · upper
+- House Vote #271 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **162–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
+- Emanuel Jones — primary (person)
+- Rick Williams — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-03-06** Senate Hopper `introduction`
+- **2023-03-07** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
+- **2023-03-16** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-03-16** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
+- **2023-03-20** House First Readers `reading-1`
+- **2023-03-21** House Second Readers `reading-2`
+- **2023-03-23** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-03-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
+- **2023-03-23** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
+- **2023-04-05** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-04-19** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2023-04-19** Act 20 `executive-signature`
+- **2023-04-19** Effective Date
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6dbac39d-314c-4b07-a37a-6bcf991305f9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
+