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type: "Bill"
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title: "Varnell, City of; homestead exemption for residents 65 years or older; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a homestead exemption from City of Varnell ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the full amount of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city who are 65 years of age or older or who are the unremarried spouses of deceased firefighters, police officers, or military veterans; 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 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 787"
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citation: "Georgia HB 787 (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: ["Bruce Broadrick", "Steve Tarvin", "Tom Dickson"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 13
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2016-01-20"
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last_action: "2016-04-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/203b8a7c-1ade-4aba-afa8-37cdbb91057e"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "4079cb471cebf7a44f59622ade988dca1ea281879dbb2f5a0ceadf3d20c6441c"
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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 787 (2015_16) — Varnell, City of; homestead exemption for residents 65 years or older; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a homestead exemption from City of Varnell ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the full amount of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city who are 65 years of age or older or who are the unremarried spouses of deceased firefighters, police officers, or military veterans; 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 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 787/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159108.pdf)
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2. **LC 28 7797/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/154815.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Local Calendar — **154–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Bruce Broadrick — primary (person)
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- Steve Tarvin — primary (person)
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- Tom Dickson — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2016-01-20** House Hopper
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- **2016-01-21** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2016-01-22** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2016-01-26** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2016-01-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2016-01-26** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2016-01-27** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2016-02-26** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2016-02-26** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2016-03-28** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2016-04-26** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2016-04-26** Act 446 `executive-signature`
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- **2016-04-26** 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/203b8a7c-1ade-4aba-afa8-37cdbb91057e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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