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type: "Bill"
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title: "Atlanta, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide for a new homestead exemption"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a new homestead exemption from City of Atlanta ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $30,000.00 for each resident of the City of Atlanta who holds real property subject to a written lease having an initial term of not less than 99 years with a landlord that is an entity exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code and who owns all improvements located on the real property; 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 related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; 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: "2019_20"
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identifier: "HB 635"
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citation: "Georgia HB 635 (2019_20)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["David Dreyer", "Kim Schofield", "Mable Thomas", "Park Cannon", "Pat Gardner", "Sheila Jones"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 14
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2019-03-18"
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last_action: "2019-05-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/757d8988-858a-44f1-a5b2-8d612c9ba856"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "bfdb763f9deea8d5c73a310b05b08ef877c53b60ed0d91af5fd0955624cf2823"
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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 635 (2019_20) — Atlanta, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide for a new homestead exemption
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a new homestead exemption from City of Atlanta ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $30,000.00 for each resident of the City of Atlanta who holds real property subject to a written lease having an initial term of not less than 99 years with a landlord that is an entity exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code and who owns all improvements located on the real property; 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 related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; 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 635/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/187443.pdf)
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2. **LC 44 1191/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/184854.pdf)
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3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/184881.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Local Calendar — **156–2** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- David Dreyer — primary (person)
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- Kim Schofield — primary (person)
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- Mable Thomas — primary (person)
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- Park Cannon — primary (person)
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- Pat Gardner — primary (person)
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- Sheila Jones — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-03-18** House Hopper
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- **2019-03-21** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2019-03-22** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2019-03-25** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-03-25** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2019-03-25** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2019-03-25** House Immediately Transmitted to Senate
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- **2019-03-26** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2019-03-29** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-04-02** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2019-04-11** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2019-05-06** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2019-05-06** Act 159 `executive-signature`
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- **2019-05-06** 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/757d8988-858a-44f1-a5b2-8d612c9ba856`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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