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type: "Bill"
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title: "Buford, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; lower age for exemption"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from City of Buford ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes for the full value of the homestead for residents of that city who are 70 years of age or over, approved May 6, 2005, (Ga. L. 2005 p. 3893), so as to lower the age for the exemption; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; 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: "2023_24"
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identifier: "HB 1319"
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citation: "Georgia HB 1319 (2023_24)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["David Clark", "Derrick McCollum", "Farooq Mughal", "Matt Reeves", "Soo Hong"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 13
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2024-02-20"
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last_action: "2024-05-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bee62d1c-41b5-419d-a169-abe5a3975704"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "cdf545d80e3bc02fca4bd7304a48c7e56dfbc7942c51a17f1eaef205b2470e29"
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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 1319 (2023_24) — Buford, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; lower age for exemption
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from City of Buford ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes for the full value of the homestead for residents of that city who are 70 years of age or over, approved May 6, 2005, (Ga. L. 2005 p. 3893), so as to lower the age for the exemption; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; 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 1319/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227869.pdf)
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2. **LC 44 2707/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/224600.pdf)
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3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/224669.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #688 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **50–1** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #585 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **158–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- David Clark — primary (person)
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- Derrick McCollum — primary (person)
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- Farooq Mughal — primary (person)
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- Matt Reeves — primary (person)
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- Soo Hong — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-02-20** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2024-02-21** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2024-02-22** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-29** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-02-29** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-29** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2024-03-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2024-03-20** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-20** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2024-04-01** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2024-05-01** Act 538 `executive-signature`
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- **2024-05-01** 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/bee62d1c-41b5-419d-a169-abe5a3975704`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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