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type: "Bill"
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title: "Decatur, City of; repeal a former local constitutional amendment; homestead exemption"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal a former local constitutional amendment, Ga. L. 1981, p. 1914, which former local constitutional amendment was continued in effect as statutory law pursuant to Article VII, Section II, Paragraph IV of the Constitution of Georgia and which provides for a homestead exemption from certain city ad valorem taxes for residents of the City of Decatur in an amount to be fixed by the governing authority of the city at not more than $2,000.00 for the first year, and which may be increased periodically, but which exemption shall not exceed $10,000.00; 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: "SB 341"
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citation: "Georgia SB 341 (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: ["Elena Parent"]
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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: "2016-02-04"
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last_action: "2016-04-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5da18966-91f0-44d5-8a85-b8cc9ac8613a"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "f62b3a56e8930931f6602609c24266eea383e6fece11e2ee4b5672aa76bd767b"
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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 SB 341 (2015_16) — Decatur, City of; repeal a former local constitutional amendment; homestead exemption
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal a former local constitutional amendment, Ga. L. 1981, p. 1914, which former local constitutional amendment was continued in effect as statutory law pursuant to Article VII, Section II, Paragraph IV of the Constitution of Georgia and which provides for a homestead exemption from certain city ad valorem taxes for residents of the City of Decatur in an amount to be fixed by the governing authority of the city at not more than $2,000.00 for the first year, and which may be increased periodically, but which exemption shall not exceed $10,000.00; 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. **As introduced LC 43 0236** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/156688.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/157276.pdf)
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3. **SB 341 ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/156709.pdf)
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4. **SB 341/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/159900.pdf)
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## Votes
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- LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR — **51–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Elena Parent — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2016-02-04** Senate Hopper
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- **2016-02-08** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2016-02-11** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2016-02-11** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2016-02-16** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2016-02-17** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2016-03-08** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2016-03-08** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2016-03-08** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2016-03-29** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2016-04-26** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2016-04-26** Act 384 `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/5da18966-91f0-44d5-8a85-b8cc9ac8613a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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