---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revenue and taxation; statewide homestead exemption from certain ad valorem taxes; increase"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tax exemption, so as to increase the amount of a statewide homestead exemption from certain ad valorem taxes; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; 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: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 1019"
citation: "Georgia HB 1019 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Knight", "Deborah Silcox", "Jan Jones", "Jon Burns", "Matt Reeves", "Shaw Blackmon"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-24"
last_action: "2024-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/217329e5-7583-4f89-840d-fd9f695f4cba"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "a71457c388c1b8fc9c5b9c3bebdd12c082e2e9b3ecfc86799b66a22aae40d651"
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 1019 (2023_24) — Revenue and taxation; statewide homestead exemption from certain ad valorem taxes; increase

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to tax exemption, so as to increase the amount of a statewide homestead exemption from certain ad valorem taxes; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; 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. **Fiscal Note** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227881.pdf)
2. **HB 1019/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229585.pdf)
3. **LC 44 2531/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/221712.pdf)
4. **SCSFA to HB 1019** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229551.pdf)
5. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 50 0902S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227898.pdf)
6. **Sen floor amend 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/229481.pdf)

## Votes

- House Vote #442 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **162–0** (pass) · lower
- House Vote #890 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **145–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #898 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- David Knight — primary (person)
- Deborah Silcox — primary (person)
- Jan Jones — primary (person)
- Jon Burns — primary (person)
- Matt Reeves — primary (person)
- Shaw Blackmon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-24** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2024-01-25** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2024-01-26** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2024-02-01** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-08** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2024-02-08** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2024-02-09** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-20** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-26** Senate Tabled
- **2024-03-28** Senate Taken from Table
- **2024-03-28** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2024-03-28** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2024-03-28** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
- **2024-04-03** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-07** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-07** Veto V5 `executive-veto`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/217329e5-7583-4f89-840d-fd9f695f4cba`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).