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type: "Bill"
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title: "Early County School District; ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; extend the expiration date"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from Early County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $150,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for five years for residents of that school district who are 70 years of age or older, approved May 10, 2021 (Ga. L. 2021, p. 4267), as amended, so as to extend the expiration date of the exemption; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and 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: "SB 302"
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citation: "Georgia SB 302 (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: ["Freddie Powell Sims"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 13
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2023-03-13"
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last_action: "2023-05-03"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b5e429fc-c3a1-4f6b-b55d-812902097819"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "ca07188d6b84f2995907eeb480298686358bc9d729b9c506f51d9c83ffd40efc"
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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 SB 302 (2023_24) — Early County School District; ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; extend the expiration date
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from Early County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $150,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for five years for residents of that school district who are 70 years of age or older, approved May 10, 2021 (Ga. L. 2021, p. 4267), as amended, so as to extend the expiration date of the exemption; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and 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. **As introduced LC 47 2416** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217787.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/218338.pdf)
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3. **SB 302 ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217799.pdf)
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4. **SB 302/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219603.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #297 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **163–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #239 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **50–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Freddie Powell Sims — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-03-13** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2023-03-14** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-16** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-16** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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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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- **2023-03-27** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-27** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-27** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2023-04-05** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-05-03** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-03** Act 330 `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/b5e429fc-c3a1-4f6b-b55d-812902097819`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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