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type: "Bill"
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title: "Bartow County; ad valorem tax for county purposes; increase homestead exemption"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a homestead exemption from certain Bartow County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $5,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that county, approved March 24, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 4058), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 1, 2023 (Ga. L. 2023, p. 3891), so as to increase the exemption to $30,000.00; 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 1491"
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citation: "Georgia HB 1491 (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: ["Matthew Gambill", "Mitchell Scoggins"]
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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: "2026-03-03"
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last_action: "2026-05-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/91fcd9ca-fc96-4482-96cf-126d0bb146c1"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "9b20daffdc5a36db4f3430bc5c9fe75b7b2b7a1cc0577f6d8513368e9e9bd317"
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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 1491 (2025_26) — Bartow County; ad valorem tax for county purposes; increase homestead exemption
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide a homestead exemption from certain Bartow County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $5,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that county, approved March 24, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 4058), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 1, 2023 (Ga. L. 2023, p. 3891), so as to increase the exemption to $30,000.00; 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 1491/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246345.pdf)
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2. **LC 47 4082/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/244666.pdf)
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3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/244686.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 #728 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **50–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Matthew Gambill — primary (person)
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- Mitchell Scoggins — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-03-03** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2026-03-04** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2026-03-06** 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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- **2026-03-18** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-18** 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 569 `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/91fcd9ca-fc96-4482-96cf-126d0bb146c1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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