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type: "Bill"
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title: "Fulton County; ad valorem taxes for county purposes; seniors have to reapply for such exemption every two years; remove the requirement"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from Fulton County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of 50 percent of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county who are 65 years of age or older and whose household income does not exceed 200 percent of the federal poverty level, approved May 13, 2008 (Ga. L. 2008, p. 3945), so as to remove the requirement for seniors to have to reapply for such exemption every two years; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; 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 303"
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citation: "Georgia SB 303 (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: ["Brandon Beach", "Donzella James", "Horacena Tate", "Jason Esteves", "John Albers", "Josh McLaurin", "Matt Brass", "Nan Orrock", "Shawn Still", "Sonya Halpern"]
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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: "2023-03-14"
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last_action: "2023-05-05"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bff4aa2e-1948-4116-8e77-cb37f2e1677b"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "c022fe6f34081dbda3d3851b56f7d392dc7bafd19db3bbf5bcd220b7c6beffa9"
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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 303 (2023_24) — Fulton County; ad valorem taxes for county purposes; seniors have to reapply for such exemption every two years; remove the requirement
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from Fulton County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of 50 percent of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county who are 65 years of age or older and whose household income does not exceed 200 percent of the federal poverty level, approved May 13, 2008 (Ga. L. 2008, p. 3945), so as to remove the requirement for seniors to have to reapply for such exemption every two years; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; 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 Passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/219194.pdf)
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2. **As introduced LC 46 0553** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217919.pdf)
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3. **SB 303 ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/217952.pdf)
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4. **SB 303/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/220065.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #272 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **47–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #336 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **163–2** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Brandon Beach — primary (person)
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- Donzella James — primary (person)
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- Horacena Tate — primary (person)
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- Jason Esteves — primary (person)
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- John Albers — primary (person)
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- Josh McLaurin — primary (person)
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- Matt Brass — primary (person)
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- Nan Orrock — primary (person)
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- Shawn Still — primary (person)
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- Sonya Halpern — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-03-14** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2023-03-15** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-23** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-23** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2023-03-23** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-27** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2023-03-29** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-29** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-29** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2023-04-05** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-05-05** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-05** Veto V14 `executive-veto`
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- **2023-05-05** 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/bff4aa2e-1948-4116-8e77-cb37f2e1677b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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