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type: "Bill"
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title: "Chattooga County; school district ad valorem tax; homestead exemption; increase income cap"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a $40,000.00 homestead exemption from certain ad valorem taxes levied by, for, or on behalf of the Chattooga County School District for residents of that district who are 70 years of age or older and whose gross income does not exceed $20,000.00, approved April 23, 1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 4660), so as to increase the income cap on such exemption; to increase the value of the exemption in steps over a two-year period; to revise a definition; 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 1543"
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citation: "Georgia HB 1543 (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: ["Eddie Lumsden"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-03-12"
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last_action: "2026-05-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8728bd34-7a8b-444f-814b-9fbeb8508ce4"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "3ab170414c4a1fa1c02330575c57015fdbabe730a1484fdb37658ef15e1276c4"
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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 1543 (2025_26) — Chattooga County; school district ad valorem tax; homestead exemption; increase income cap
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a $40,000.00 homestead exemption from certain ad valorem taxes levied by, for, or on behalf of the Chattooga County School District for residents of that district who are 70 years of age or older and whose gross income does not exceed $20,000.00, approved April 23, 1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 4660), so as to increase the income cap on such exemption; to increase the value of the exemption in steps over a two-year period; to revise a definition; 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 1543/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248547.pdf)
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2. **LC 47 4192/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245732.pdf)
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3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245759.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #887 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **44–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #739 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **158–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Eddie Lumsden — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-03-12** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2026-03-16** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2026-03-18** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-23** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-23** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-23** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2026-03-25** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-27** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-27** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-31** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-31** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2026-04-10** 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 585 `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/8728bd34-7a8b-444f-814b-9fbeb8508ce4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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