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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Kingsland, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption"
+description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from City of Kingsland ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the base year assessed value of such homestead; 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 provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
+legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
+session: "2025_26"
+identifier: "HB 1576"
+citation: "Georgia HB 1576 (2025_26)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Steven Sainz"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 13
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2026-03-18"
+last_action: "2026-05-12"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a6e48bdf-0b3e-4c63-a6da-e7e2100e1ab5"
+source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
+source_hash: "08302db5ea43233330758a035ba3162d61dd1cb14ce2f4fa114bf7c1c56c7be3"
+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 1576 (2025_26) — Kingsland, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption
+
+A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from City of Kingsland ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the base year assessed value of such homestead; 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 provide for related matters; 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 1576/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248718.pdf)
+2. **LC 62 0495/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246407.pdf)
+3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246478.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- House Vote #772 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **153–0** (pass) · lower
+- Senate Vote #927 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **49–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Steven Sainz — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-03-18** House Hopper `introduction`
+- **2026-03-19** House First Readers `reading-1`
+- **2026-03-20** House Second Readers `reading-2`
+- **2026-03-27** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-03-27** House Third Readers `reading-3`
+- **2026-03-27** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
+- **2026-03-27** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
+- **2026-04-02** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-04-02** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
+- **2026-04-10** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-05-12** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2026-05-12** Act 684 `executive-signature`
+- **2026-05-12** Effective Date
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a6e48bdf-0b3e-4c63-a6da-e7e2100e1ab5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
+