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type: "Bill"
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title: "Newnan, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from City of Newnan 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 provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
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legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
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session: "2025_26"
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identifier: "HB 252"
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citation: "Georgia HB 252 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Josh Bonner", "Lynn Smith"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-02-04"
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last_action: "2025-05-09"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8ff1a592-76b3-4355-a9d1-646547000351"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "49a7d0dd551e38f92062fc4de4ac5a0b071fb8cc489393dbc25e2bca2799eadc"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
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---
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# Georgia HB 252 (2025_26) — Newnan, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from City of Newnan 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 provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **HB 252/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/233448.pdf)
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2. **LC 44 2913/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/231222.pdf)
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3. **LC 44 3027S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/232344.pdf)
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4. **LC 44 3027S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/232343.pdf)
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5. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/231338.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #32 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **163–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #78 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **46–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Josh Bonner — primary (person)
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- Lynn Smith — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-04** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-02-05** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-06** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-10** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-10** House Withdrawn, Recommitted `referral-committee, withdrawal`
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- **2025-02-13** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-13** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2025-02-13** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2025-02-18** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-21** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-21** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2025-04-07** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-09** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-09** Act 95 `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-09** Effective Date
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8ff1a592-76b3-4355-a9d1-646547000351`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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