---
type: "Bill"
title: "Madison County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Madison County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $8,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county who are 70 years of age or older in addition to existing senior exemptions; 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 975"
citation: "Georgia HB 975 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alan Powell", "Tom McCall"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-02-20"
last_action: "2020-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e1e02a8d-5cf3-4742-a678-d410fcca333e"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "1957c941e4e71c9b883ad838f77daefeaf8f3536cc1d80368129401f5706b996"
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 975 (2019_20) — Madison County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption

A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Madison County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $8,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county who are 70 years of age or older in addition to existing senior exemptions; 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 975/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/192169.pdf)
2. **LC 45 0399/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/190423.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/190549.pdf)

## Votes

- Local Calendar — **157–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alan Powell — primary (person)
- Tom McCall — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-20** House Hopper
- **2020-02-21** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-02-24** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-02-25** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-25** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-02-25** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-02-26** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-03** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-03** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-24** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-30** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-30** Act 461 `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/e1e02a8d-5cf3-4742-a678-d410fcca333e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).