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type: "Bill"
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title: "Chatham County; City of Savannah; school district ad valorem tax; homestead exemption; provisions"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for a base year assessed value homestead exemption from Chatham County and City of Savannah School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes, approved April 12, 1999 (Ga. L. 1999, p. 4215), as amended, so as to prevent any increases in the adjusted base year assessed value of properties above the value set in tax year 2025; 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 1200"
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citation: "Georgia HB 1200 (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: ["Anne Allen Westbrook", "Bill Hitchens", "Carl Gilliard", "Jesse Petrea", "Ron Stephens"]
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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: "2026-02-05"
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last_action: "2026-05-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e02d8a23-cad4-434f-a01b-60d92e1bd2d4"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "9dd7e7cc55022ca02b36f966dea34fafb45ef7e58487e0f2b5a2a41d13301faf"
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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 1200 (2025_26) — Chatham County; City of Savannah; school district ad valorem tax; homestead exemption; provisions
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing for a base year assessed value homestead exemption from Chatham County and City of Savannah School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes, approved April 12, 1999 (Ga. L. 1999, p. 4215), as amended, so as to prevent any increases in the adjusted base year assessed value of properties above the value set in tax year 2025; 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 1200/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243594.pdf)
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2. **LC 47 3781/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241615.pdf)
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3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241654.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #506 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **158–0** (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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- Anne Allen Westbrook — primary (person)
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- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
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- Carl Gilliard — primary (person)
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- Jesse Petrea — primary (person)
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- Ron Stephens — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-02-05** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2026-02-06** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-09** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-12** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-02-12** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2026-02-12** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2026-02-17** 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 548 `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/e02d8a23-cad4-434f-a01b-60d92e1bd2d4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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