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type: "Bill"
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title: "Brookhaven, City of; increase existing homestead exemption for senior citizens and disabled persons to $200,000.00"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the City of Brookhaven in DeKalb County, approved April 16, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5527), as amended, so as to increase the existing homestead exemption for senior citizens and disabled persons to $200,000.00; 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 1307"
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citation: "Georgia HB 1307 (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: ["Karen Lupton", "Scott Holcomb", "Shea Roberts"]
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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: "2026-02-12"
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last_action: "2026-05-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab1f74ad-3b02-478a-bd87-e90387b42dfc"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "99429b10898ec7e3f149b8cbcefcdf7f16553ba086784df0aa84c4ddbce09b38"
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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 1307 (2025_26) — Brookhaven, City of; increase existing homestead exemption for senior citizens and disabled persons to $200,000.00
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to incorporate the City of Brookhaven in DeKalb County, approved April 16, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5527), as amended, so as to increase the existing homestead exemption for senior citizens and disabled persons to $200,000.00; 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 1307/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246632.pdf)
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2. **LC 47 3960/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242575.pdf)
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3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/242642.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #693 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **159–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #745 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **49–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Karen Lupton — primary (person)
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- Scott Holcomb — primary (person)
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- Shea Roberts — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-02-12** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2026-02-17** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-18** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-10** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-10** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-10** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2026-03-12** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-19** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-19** 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 555 `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/ab1f74ad-3b02-478a-bd87-e90387b42dfc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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