---
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 an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the base year assessed value of such homestead; 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 309"
citation: "Georgia SB 309 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brian Strickland", "Emanuel Jones"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-03-16"
last_action: "2023-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7047368c-193c-407b-9dec-d129fb0d4f58"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "d8f1685314cf7170aacb1c94c6a29fa342afb1ab0cf4f724642c403c61e1e113"
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 309 (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 an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the base year assessed value of such homestead; 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 Passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219186.pdf)
2. **As introduced LC 46 0629** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/218240.pdf)
3. **SB 309 ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/218250.pdf)
4. **SB 309/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/220091.pdf)

## Votes

- House Vote #336 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **163–2** (pass) · lower
- Senate Vote #272 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
- Emanuel Jones — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-16** Senate Hopper `introduction`
- **2023-03-20** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-23** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-23** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2023-03-23** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2023-03-27** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2023-03-29** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-29** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2023-03-29** 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 137 `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/7047368c-193c-407b-9dec-d129fb0d4f58`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).