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type: "Bill"
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title: "Whitfield County; ad valorem tax; county purposes; provide homestead exemption"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Whitfield County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $150,000.00 of the appraised value of the homestead for residents of that county who are 65 years of age or older and whose income does not exceed $40,000.00; 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 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 789"
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citation: "Georgia HB 789 (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: ["Jason Ridley", "Kasey Carpenter", "Steve Tarvin"]
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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: "2023-03-20"
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last_action: "2023-05-03"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4349e135-59dc-4345-a00b-71d6b4bfa598"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "dadcc6a3c41fb1c27ac325116865c483f64fc1fba944b4b927b17bc839b7468c"
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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 789 (2023_24) — Whitfield County; ad valorem tax; county purposes; provide homestead exemption
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Whitfield County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $150,000.00 of the appraised value of the homestead for residents of that county who are 65 years of age or older and whose income does not exceed $40,000.00; 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 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 789/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219591.pdf)
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2. **LC 43 2780/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/218487.pdf)
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3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/218752.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #271 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **162–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #296 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **50–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Jason Ridley — primary (person)
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- Kasey Carpenter — primary (person)
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- Steve Tarvin — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-03-20** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2023-03-20** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-21** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-23** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-23** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2023-03-23** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-27** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-27** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2023-03-31** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-05-03** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-03** Act 325 `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-03** 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/4349e135-59dc-4345-a00b-71d6b4bfa598`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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