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type: "Bill"
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title: "Chatham County; 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 a homestead exemption from Chatham County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the base year assessed value of such homestead, approved May 9, 2025 (Ga. L. 2025, p. 3649), so as to provide that any homeowner receiving the homestead exemption provided for in Ga. L. 1999, p. 4215, as amended, shall automatically receive the exemption provided for in this Act; 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 1203"
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citation: "Georgia HB 1203 (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/e3e61d5f-997c-40ff-ba79-65236a5e1bfb"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "6d0cab8f9625627b8a2580572d06cdbdff0c396c239ff4a87cafb1e2f287473e"
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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 1203 (2025_26) — Chatham County; school district ad valorem tax; homestead exemption; provisions
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from Chatham County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the base year assessed value of such homestead, approved May 9, 2025 (Ga. L. 2025, p. 3649), so as to provide that any homeowner receiving the homestead exemption provided for in Ga. L. 1999, p. 4215, as amended, shall automatically receive the exemption provided for in this Act; 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 1203/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243595.pdf)
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2. **LC 47 3817/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241614.pdf)
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3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/241643.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 549 `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/e3e61d5f-997c-40ff-ba79-65236a5e1bfb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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