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type: "Bill"
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title: "Pike County; ad valorem tax; increase amount of homestead exemption for residents who are senior citizens"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from Pike County ad valorem taxes for county purposes for certain residents of that county who are 65 years of age or over, approved May 13, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 5736), so as to increase the amount of the homestead exemption for residents of Pike County who are senior citizens; to provide for increased amounts of homestead exemptions for certain residents who have resided in the county for a certain amount of time; to provide for a referendum; to provide for an effective date and applicability; 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 1563"
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citation: "Georgia HB 1563 (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: ["Beth Camp"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 13
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-03-16"
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last_action: "2026-05-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0334d541-ec07-4928-a331-f52971b64335"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "7220d3718c5e4351efe6c896bebb2a8ac0082dc6c536492a1333ac9a4031f2f6"
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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 1563 (2025_26) — Pike County; ad valorem tax; increase amount of homestead exemption for residents who are senior citizens
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from Pike County ad valorem taxes for county purposes for certain residents of that county who are 65 years of age or over, approved May 13, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 5736), so as to increase the amount of the homestead exemption for residents of Pike County who are senior citizens; to provide for increased amounts of homestead exemptions for certain residents who have resided in the county for a certain amount of time; to provide for a referendum; to provide for an effective date and applicability; 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 1563/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248710.pdf)
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2. **LC 62 0478/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/245996.pdf)
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3. **LC 62 0513S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247752.pdf)
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4. **LC 62 0513S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/247751.pdf)
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5. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246091.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #927 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **49–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #772 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **153–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Beth Camp — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-03-16** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2026-03-18** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2026-03-19** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-27** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-27** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-27** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2026-03-27** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2026-04-02** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-02** 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 597 `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/0334d541-ec07-4928-a331-f52971b64335`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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