---
type: "Bill"
title: "Ad valorem tax; certain senior citizens who volunteer with local governments; provide homestead exemption"
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 exemptions, so as to provide for a state-wide homestead exemption from ad valorem taxes for certain senior citizens who volunteer with local governments in an amount to be determined by such local governments; 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 approval and identification of additional terms and conditions by local governing authorities; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to provide for contingent repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 463"
citation: "Georgia HB 463 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "REVENUE AND TAXATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Beth Camp", "Carl Gilliard", "Jon Burns", "Matt Hatchett", "Ron Stephens", "Shaw Blackmon"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 21
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-02-13"
last_action: "2026-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/46f9e93b-5ab2-4bcd-a00f-b1a3af3c2055"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "154c7c5ec08260538ce0b2d3184c14cd7ade1e9332eabcf44f6ae1f3185495d4"
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 463 (2025_26) — Ad valorem tax; certain senior citizens who volunteer with local governments; provide homestead exemption

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 exemptions, so as to provide for a state-wide homestead exemption from ad valorem taxes for certain senior citizens who volunteer with local governments in an amount to be determined by such local governments; 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 approval and identification of additional terms and conditions by local governing authorities; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to provide for contingent 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. **Floor Amendment AM 59 0036** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248974.pdf)
2. **HB 463/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/249080.pdf)
3. **LC 50 1048/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/232498.pdf)
4. **LC 50 1150S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/235251.pdf)
5. **LC 50 1150S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/233871.pdf)
6. **Sen Ctee Sub LC 59 0316S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242101.pdf)

## Votes

- House Vote #188 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **171–0** (pass) · lower
- House Vote #849 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **104–71** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #971 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **33–20** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #383 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **31–24** (pass) · upper
- Senate Vote #546 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **32–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Beth Camp — primary (person)
- Carl Gilliard — primary (person)
- Jon Burns — primary (person)
- Matt Hatchett — primary (person)
- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
- Shaw Blackmon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-13** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2025-02-18** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2025-02-19** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2025-02-26** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-04** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2025-03-04** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2025-03-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-28** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-28** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-02** Senate Engrossed `passage`
- **2025-04-02** Senate Tabled
- **2026-01-12** Senate Taken from Table
- **2026-01-12** Senate Recommitted `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-10** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-12** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2026-02-12** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2026-04-02** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub As Amended
- **2026-04-02** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
- **2026-04-10** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-11** Act 465 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/46f9e93b-5ab2-4bcd-a00f-b1a3af3c2055`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).