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type: "Bill"
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title: "Fayette County; ad valorem tax; floating proportional amount based upon any increased property tax collections; provide new exemption"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act provide for residents of specified ages a homestead exemption from certain ad valorem taxes levied by Fayette County for county purposes and to provide a homestead exemption from certain Fayette County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes, approved April 15, 1996 (Ga. L. 1996, p. 4453), so as to provide a new exemption in a floating proportional amount based upon any increased property tax collections that exceed the value of property taxes collected in tax year 2025 to each resident of the county from ad valorem taxes for county purposes; 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 1583"
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citation: "Georgia HB 1583 (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: ["Debra Bazemore", "Derrick Jackson", "Josh Bonner", "Karen Mathiak"]
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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: "2026-03-19"
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last_action: "2026-05-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/675cd96f-931a-4fb8-a7ec-828cab6f5c06"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "aea7129e9d24aaad692b44128f64923d7e936008c1cd9c4998b29f2eb8248d1e"
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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 1583 (2025_26) — Fayette County; ad valorem tax; floating proportional amount based upon any increased property tax collections; provide new exemption
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act provide for residents of specified ages a homestead exemption from certain ad valorem taxes levied by Fayette County for county purposes and to provide a homestead exemption from certain Fayette County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes, approved April 15, 1996 (Ga. L. 1996, p. 4453), so as to provide a new exemption in a floating proportional amount based upon any increased property tax collections that exceed the value of property taxes collected in tax year 2025 to each resident of the county from ad valorem taxes for county purposes; 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 1583/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/248722.pdf)
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2. **LC 47 4244/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246611.pdf)
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3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246637.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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- Debra Bazemore — primary (person)
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- Derrick Jackson — primary (person)
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- Josh Bonner — primary (person)
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- Karen Mathiak — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-03-19** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2026-03-20** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2026-03-23** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-27** House Committee Favorably Reported `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 `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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- **2026-05-12** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-12** Act 687 `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/675cd96f-931a-4fb8-a7ec-828cab6f5c06`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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