--- type: "Bill" title: "City of Hampton; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; homestead exemption; provide" description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from City of Hampton ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $15,000.00 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, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes." jurisdiction: "us/states/ga" legislature: "Georgia General Assembly" session: "2023_24" identifier: "SB 290" citation: "Georgia SB 290 (2023_24)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: [] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Brian Strickland", "Emanuel Jones", "Rick Williams"] version_count: 5 action_count: 13 vote_count: 2 first_action: "2023-03-06" last_action: "2023-05-01" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/97626593-9116-4ce5-ac8d-db29cbbfa34e" source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl" source_hash: "4cb0404991865cd83bf8e6480b1da18d2840554f826a200a27988cee0da0df6a" 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 SB 290 (2023_24) — City of Hampton; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; homestead exemption; provide A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from City of Hampton ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $15,000.00 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, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; 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. **As introduced LC 46 0566** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217040.pdf) 2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/218357.pdf) 3. **Committee sub LC 46 0637S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/218158.pdf) 4. **SB 290 ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217043.pdf) 5. **SB 290/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219338.pdf) ## Votes - House Vote #271 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **162–0** (pass) · lower - Senate Vote #239 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **50–0** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - Brian Strickland — primary (person) - Emanuel Jones — primary (person) - Rick Williams — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2023-03-06** Senate Hopper `introduction` - **2023-03-07** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee` - **2023-03-16** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable` - **2023-03-16** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage` - **2023-03-20** House First Readers `reading-1` - **2023-03-21** House Second Readers `reading-2` - **2023-03-23** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable` - **2023-03-23** House Third Readers `reading-3` - **2023-03-23** House Passed/Adopted `passage` - **2023-04-05** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt` - **2023-05-01** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature` - **2023-05-01** Act 129 `executive-signature` - **2023-05-01** Effective Date ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/97626593-9116-4ce5-ac8d-db29cbbfa34e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).