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type: "Bill"
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title: "Early County; homestead exemption from school district ad valorem tax; remove sunset date"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from Early County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $150,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for five years for residents of that school district who are 70 years of age or older, approved May 10, 2021 (Ga. L. 2021, p. 4267), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 3, 2023 (Ga. L. 2023, p. 4464), so as to remove the sunset date currently on the exemption; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; 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 595"
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citation: "Georgia HB 595 (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: ["Gerald Greene"]
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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: "2025-02-24"
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last_action: "2025-05-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4157ecc2-3c1f-429b-8f71-0d75ca0516af"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "3dd0d35a9ceddba96afb2d9fd00012d69f22acbaf2466b679114dbf1cd85a2e0"
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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 595 (2025_26) — Early County; homestead exemption from school district ad valorem tax; remove sunset date
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from Early County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $150,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for five years for residents of that school district who are 70 years of age or older, approved May 10, 2021 (Ga. L. 2021, p. 4267), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 3, 2023 (Ga. L. 2023, p. 4464), so as to remove the sunset date currently on the exemption; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, automatic repeal, mandatory execution of election, and judicial remedies regarding failure to comply; 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 595/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/236162.pdf)
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2. **LC 47 3277/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/233597.pdf)
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3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/233617.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #148 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **172–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #229 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **48–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Gerald Greene — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-24** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-02-26** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-27** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-04** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-04** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-04** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2025-03-06** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-13** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-13** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2025-04-07** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-13** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-13** Act 205 `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-13** 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/4157ecc2-3c1f-429b-8f71-0d75ca0516af`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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