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type: "Bill"
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title: "Ad Valorem Taxation of Property; extension of preferential assessment periods for certain historic properties; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to ad valorem taxation of property, so as to provide for extension of preferential assessment periods for certain historic properties; to provide for related matters; 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 496"
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citation: "Georgia SB 496 (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: ["Ben Watson", "Billy Hickman", "Carden Summers", "Chuck Hufstetler", "Chuck Payne", "Frank Ginn", "Harold Jones II", "Lee Anderson", "Marty Harbin", "Matt Brass", "Max Burns", "Rick Williams", "Russ Goodman", "Sam Watson", "Shelly Echols"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2024-02-13"
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last_action: "2024-07-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8866766b-4c2d-4adf-bac7-9a1cdabcb8de"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "1ec199f5cc90e699c9fa3bd96438d319cc14923fe304429c39fb3bff3e35b7bc"
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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 496 (2023_24) — Ad Valorem Taxation of Property; extension of preferential assessment periods for certain historic properties; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions relative to ad valorem taxation of property, so as to provide for extension of preferential assessment periods for certain historic properties; to provide for related matters; 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 44 2689** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/223940.pdf)
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2. **As passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/226177.pdf)
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3. **LC 50 0896S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/227859.pdf)
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4. **SB 496/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20232024/228472.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #756 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **46–2** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Vote #605 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **47–6** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #761 - 2023-2024 Regular Session — **145–3** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ben Watson — primary (person)
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- Billy Hickman — primary (person)
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- Carden Summers — primary (person)
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- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
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- Chuck Payne — primary (person)
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- Frank Ginn — primary (person)
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- Harold Jones II — primary (person)
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- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
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- Marty Harbin — primary (person)
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- Matt Brass — primary (person)
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- Max Burns — primary (person)
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- Rick Williams — primary (person)
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- Russ Goodman — primary (person)
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- Sam Watson — primary (person)
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- Shelly Echols — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-02-13** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2024-02-15** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-26** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-02-27** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-29** Senate Tabled
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- **2024-02-29** Senate Taken from Table
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- **2024-02-29** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2024-02-29** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2024-03-04** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2024-03-05** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2024-03-20** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-21** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-21** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2024-03-21** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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- **2024-04-02** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-04-18** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2024-04-18** Act 375 `executive-signature`
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- **2024-07-01** 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/8866766b-4c2d-4adf-bac7-9a1cdabcb8de`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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