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type: "Bill"
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title: "Decatur, City of; provide for homestead exemption; independent school district; educational purposes"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from City of Decatur independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes for five years in the full amount of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 65 years of age or older; 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: "SB 343"
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citation: "Georgia SB 343 (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: 18
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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/c79dfb0f-8ae5-47a4-b0e9-76cd55efc024"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "d6628f0858bf361ef4fd603536f14d546f917f82b6c578f03f725efe179039ec"
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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 343 (2015_16) — Decatur, City of; provide for homestead exemption; independent school district; educational purposes
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from City of Decatur independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes for five years in the full amount of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 65 years of age or older; 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. **As introduced LC 43 0275** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/156684.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/157290.pdf)
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3. **SB 343 ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/162527.pdf)
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4. **SB 343/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20152016/161084.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 Postponed
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- **2016-03-10** House Postponed
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- **2016-03-11** House Postponed
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- **2016-03-14** House Postponed
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- **2016-03-15** House Postponed
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- **2016-03-16** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2016-03-16** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2016-03-30** 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 386 `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/c79dfb0f-8ae5-47a4-b0e9-76cd55efc024`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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