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type: "Bill"
title: "City of Buford; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; homestead exemption; provide"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a homestead exemption from City of Buford ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of that homestead exceeds the base year assessed value of that homestead; 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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2019_20"
identifier: "SB 506"
citation: "Georgia SB 506 (2019_20)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Renee Unterman"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-03-12"
last_action: "2020-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5cfbde66-1f31-4e1f-bc15-dbeec1a3fbbc"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "54923d47f70d29823064458a0126af79ba7c77de18735273b3b90009a171b0f6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia SB 506 (2019_20) — City of Buford; ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; homestead exemption; provide
A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a homestead exemption from City of Buford ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of that homestead exceeds the base year assessed value of that homestead; 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.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **As introduced LC 44 1453** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193048.pdf)
2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/194225.pdf)
3. **SB 506/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/195019.pdf)
4. **SB506 ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20192020/193058.pdf)
## Votes
- LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR — **45–3** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Renee Unterman — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-03-12** Senate Hopper
- **2020-03-13** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-20** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-22** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2020-06-23** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2020-06-25** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-06-25** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2020-06-25** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2020-06-29** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-29** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Act 396 `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-29** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5cfbde66-1f31-4e1f-bc15-dbeec1a3fbbc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).