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type: "Bill"
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title: "Macon-Bibb County; ad valorem tax for county purposes; provide a homestead exemption"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Macon-Bibb County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $17,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county who are between the ages of 65 and 74; to provide a homestead exemption from Macon-Bibb County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $32,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county who are between the ages of 75 and 84; to provide a homestead exemption from Macon-Bibb County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of the full assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county who are 85 years of age or older; 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 1538"
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citation: "Georgia HB 1538 (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: ["Anissa Jones", "Dale Washburn", "Floyd Griffin", "Miriam Paris", "Tangie Herring"]
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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: "2026-03-10"
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last_action: "2026-05-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/739c50b5-e995-4f3e-83d2-736100b893a9"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "e5e8a4659ffa117ef24f6beda7a5703c23995fe8b6870ec879a0ee326fee2231"
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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 1538 (2025_26) — Macon-Bibb County; ad valorem tax for county purposes; provide a homestead exemption
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Macon-Bibb County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $17,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county who are between the ages of 65 and 74; to provide a homestead exemption from Macon-Bibb County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $32,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county who are between the ages of 75 and 84; to provide a homestead exemption from Macon-Bibb County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of the full assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county who are 85 years of age or older; 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 1538/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247393.pdf)
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2. **LC 61 0406/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245655.pdf)
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3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245673.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #712 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **161–2** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #799 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **50–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Anissa Jones — primary (person)
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- Dale Washburn — primary (person)
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- Floyd Griffin — primary (person)
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- Miriam Paris — primary (person)
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- Tangie Herring — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-03-10** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2026-03-12** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2026-03-16** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-18** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-18** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-18** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2026-03-19** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-25** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-25** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2026-04-06** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-12** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-12** Act 674 `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-12** 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/739c50b5-e995-4f3e-83d2-736100b893a9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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