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type: "Bill"
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title: "DeKalb County; homestead exemption; modify time limitation on exemption"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for a homestead exemption from certain DeKalb County ad valorem taxes for county 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, approved May 5, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 4636), as amended, so as to modify the time limitation on such exemption; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; 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: "2015_16"
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identifier: "HB 596"
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citation: "Georgia HB 596 (2015_16)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Billy Mitchell", "Dar'shun Kendrick", "Karla Drenner", "Mike Jacobs", "Scott Holcomb", "Tom Taylor"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 13
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2015-03-11"
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last_action: "2015-05-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a0d4ef9f-6698-4c4d-9a69-8f8c81019713"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "186b792d293c0c825fb3b4a271da91fbf37c5955eb300ea4fd5fa63328a53d60"
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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 596 (2015_16) — DeKalb County; homestead exemption; modify time limitation on exemption
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for a homestead exemption from certain DeKalb County ad valorem taxes for county 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, approved May 5, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 4636), as amended, so as to modify the time limitation on such exemption; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; 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 596/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/153480.pdf)
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2. **LC 21 3716/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/150841.pdf)
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3. **LC 28 7622S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/152450.pdf)
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4. **LC 28 7622S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/152448.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Local Calendar — **131–21** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Billy Mitchell — primary (person)
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- Dar'shun Kendrick — primary (person)
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- Karla Drenner — primary (person)
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- Mike Jacobs — primary (person)
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- Scott Holcomb — primary (person)
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- Tom Taylor — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2015-03-11** House Hopper
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- **2015-03-11** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2015-03-13** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2015-03-26** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2015-03-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2015-03-26** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2015-03-27** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2015-03-31** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2015-03-31** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2015-04-07** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2015-05-12** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2015-05-12** Act 264 `executive-signature`
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- **2015-05-12** 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/a0d4ef9f-6698-4c4d-9a69-8f8c81019713`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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