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type: "Bill"
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title: "Bartow County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Bartow County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $60,000.00 of the appraised value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 65 years of age or older, in the amount of $80,000.00 of the appraised value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 75 years of age or older, and in the amount of the full appraised value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 80 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 provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; 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: "2021_22"
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identifier: "HB 604"
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citation: "Georgia HB 604 (2021_22)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Matthew Gambill", "Mitchell Scoggins", "Trey Kelley"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 14
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-02-23"
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last_action: "2022-04-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/144ebb5a-7f3c-446a-8290-79089211bffd"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "5874740b4bf76f89192fa7bd54de1689668975ed1ba674587d61e6686ef8c379"
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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 604 (2021_22) — Bartow County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Bartow County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $60,000.00 of the appraised value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 65 years of age or older, in the amount of $80,000.00 of the appraised value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 75 years of age or older, and in the amount of the full appraised value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 80 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 provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; 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 604/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/206699.pdf)
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2. **LC 47 0803/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/198446.pdf)
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3. **LC 47 0897S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/199612.pdf)
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4. **LC 47 0897S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/199611.pdf)
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5. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20212022/198481.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Local Calendar — **155–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Matthew Gambill — primary (person)
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- Mitchell Scoggins — primary (person)
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- Trey Kelley — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-23** House Hopper
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- **2021-02-24** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2021-02-25** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2021-03-05** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-05** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2021-03-05** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2021-03-08** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-15** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-02-15** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2022-02-15** Senate Transmitted House
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- **2022-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2022-04-18** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2022-04-18** Act 601 `executive-signature`
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- **2022-04-18** 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/144ebb5a-7f3c-446a-8290-79089211bffd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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