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type: "Bill"
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title: "Heard County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes; provide homestead exemption"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Heard County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of the total assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 70 years of age or older; 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 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: "2025_26"
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identifier: "HB 1168"
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citation: "Georgia HB 1168 (2025_26)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["David Huddleston"]
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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: "2026-02-03"
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last_action: "2026-05-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fae5ea51-5660-4e37-ba50-7cad1a57e06d"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "2beb77569f638ad82c8fedc8625292a9d3a74d5266e0ca42152803d52aefe6f8"
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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 1168 (2025_26) — Heard County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes; provide homestead exemption
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Heard County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of the total assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 70 years of age or older; 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 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. **HB 1168/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243593.pdf)
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2. **LC 62 0274/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241322.pdf)
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3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241326.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #513 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **165–1** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #571 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **53–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- David Huddleston — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-02-03** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2026-02-04** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-05** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-17** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-17** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-17** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2026-02-18** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-24** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-24** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-11** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-11** Act 543 `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-11** 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/fae5ea51-5660-4e37-ba50-7cad1a57e06d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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