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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Ad Valorem Taxation of Property; the acceptance of tax digests in the event of a publication error made by a newspaper; provide"
+description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to ad valorem taxation of property, so as to provide for the acceptance of tax digests in the event of a publication error made by a newspaper; to revise required information for bills and notices of assessment for ad valorem taxation of property; 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: "SB 566"
+citation: "Georgia SB 566 (2025_26)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["REVENUE AND TAXATION"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Billy Hickman", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Jason Anavitarte", "John Albers", "Shawn Still"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2026-02-24"
+last_action: "2026-04-22"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/75454534-9653-4952-a4b0-ef24f6f48f1e"
+source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
+source_hash: "5d03c4852f7de73cc43b047992cf1b1ade1f8c7b9e9ca32db9d5034db2905641"
+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 566 (2025_26) — Ad Valorem Taxation of Property; the acceptance of tax digests in the event of a publication error made by a newspaper; provide
+
+A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., relating to ad valorem taxation of property, so as to provide for the acceptance of tax digests in the event of a publication error made by a newspaper; to revise required information for bills and notices of assessment for ad valorem taxation of property; 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. **As Introduced LC 44 3486** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243785.pdf)
+2. **As Passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245278.pdf)
+3. **Committee Sub LC 44 3502S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/244559.pdf)
+4. **LC 44 3528S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246144.pdf)
+5. **SB 566/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248185.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Senate Vote #640 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **32–22** (pass) · upper
+- Senate Vote #840 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **48–1** (pass) · upper
+- House Vote #767 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **161–0** (pass) · lower
+- Senate Vote #649 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **53–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Billy Hickman — primary (person)
+- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
+- Jason Anavitarte — primary (person)
+- John Albers — primary (person)
+- Shawn Still — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-02-24** Senate Hopper `introduction`
+- **2026-02-25** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
+- **2026-03-03** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-03-04** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
+- **2026-03-06** Senate Engrossed `passage`
+- **2026-03-06** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
+- **2026-03-06** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
+- **2026-03-09** House First Readers `reading-1`
+- **2026-03-10** House Second Readers `reading-2`
+- **2026-03-18** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-03-23** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
+- **2026-03-25** House Third Readers `reading-3`
+- **2026-03-25** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
+- **2026-03-27** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
+- **2026-04-10** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-04-22** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2026-04-22** Act 378 `executive-signature`
+- **2026-04-22** Effective Date
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/75454534-9653-4952-a4b0-ef24f6f48f1e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
+