Files
republic-os/legislation/us/states/ga/2023-24/hb-633.md
T
2026-07-06 17:26:56 -04:00

76 lines
4.2 KiB
Markdown
Raw Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters
This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.
---
type: "Bill"
title: "Decatur, City of; ad valorem tax; modify homestead exemption"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing certain homestead exemptions from City of Decatur ad valorem taxes for certain residents of said city, approved March 27, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 4140), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 26, 2016 (Ga. L. 2016, p. 3630), so as to modify the amount of the homestead exemption from $10,000.00 to $15,000.00 for residents of such city who are 65 years of age or older; 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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2023_24"
identifier: "HB 633"
citation: "Georgia HB 633 (2023_24)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Becky Evans", "Karla Drenner", "Mary Oliver", "Omari Crawford"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-28"
last_action: "2023-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/15114d5f-f008-403a-889d-a6218b7ca236"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "0976675921e2892a2e560027fcad070d6b23ae9a567b850fd51d95e4e35b1c00"
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 HB 633 (2023_24) — Decatur, City of; ad valorem tax; modify homestead exemption
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing certain homestead exemptions from City of Decatur ad valorem taxes for certain residents of said city, approved March 27, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 4140), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 26, 2016 (Ga. L. 2016, p. 3630), so as to modify the amount of the homestead exemption from $10,000.00 to $15,000.00 for residents of such city who are 65 years of age or older; 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.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 633/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/218048.pdf)
2. **LC 46 0510/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/216423.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/216425.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #232 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #219 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **157–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Becky Evans — primary (person)
- Karla Drenner — primary (person)
- Mary Oliver — primary (person)
- Omari Crawford — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-28** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2023-03-01** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2023-03-02** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2023-03-09** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-09** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2023-03-09** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2023-03-13** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-15** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-15** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2023-03-30** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01** Act 164 `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/15114d5f-f008-403a-889d-a6218b7ca236`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).