---
type: "Bill"
title: "Union City; City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a homestead exemption from City of Union City ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $2,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city; 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 provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "HB 1216"
citation: "Georgia HB 1216 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Debra Bazemore", "Derrick Jackson", "Sharon Beasley-Teague", "William Boddie"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-06-16"
last_action: "2020-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f3e5eff7-3675-4765-b1cc-be95c9f99a97"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "ec3e7d2dcfa3d656fe3d94c2fd6b0e76c0e90168fa0b27b2eb8efdfb5c45f887"
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 1216 (2019_20) — Union City; City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a homestead exemption from City of Union City ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $2,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city; 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 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 1216/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/195350.pdf)
2. **LC 47 0437/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193681.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193712.pdf)

## Votes

- Local Calendar — **156–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Debra Bazemore — primary (person)
- Derrick Jackson — primary (person)
- Sharon Beasley-Teague — primary (person)
- William Boddie — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-06-16** House Hopper
- **2020-06-17** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-18** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-19** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-19** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-19** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-25** 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 437 `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/f3e5eff7-3675-4765-b1cc-be95c9f99a97`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).