---
type: "Bill"
title: "Holly Springs, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption in the amount of up to $409,900.00 for residents 62 years or older"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a homestead exemption from City of Holly Springs ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of up to $409,900.00 of the appraised value of the homestead for residents of that city who are 62 years of age or older; 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: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1087"
citation: "Georgia HB 1087 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Carson", "Michael Caldwell", "Scot Turner", "Wes Cantrell"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-03-02"
last_action: "2020-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d55de899-9b02-42c5-bd2c-665e1f8ff745"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "2696786f20683693eee7df27754a5400ac7941ca4ec05b1a02919ed3e707ebeb"
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 1087 (2019_20) — Holly Springs, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption in the amount of up to $409,900.00 for residents 62 years or older

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a homestead exemption from City of Holly Springs ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of up to $409,900.00 of the appraised value of the homestead for residents of that city who are 62 years of age or older; 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 1087/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194382.pdf)
2. **LC 45 0412/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/191708.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/191761.pdf)

## Votes

- Local Calendar — **153–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- John Carson — primary (person)
- Michael Caldwell — primary (person)
- Scot Turner — primary (person)
- Wes Cantrell — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-03-02** House Hopper
- **2020-03-03** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-03-04** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-03-10** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-10** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-03-10** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-18** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Act 420 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d55de899-9b02-42c5-bd2c-665e1f8ff745`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).