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type: "Bill"
title: "Norcross, City of; ad valorem tax; raise homestead exemption amounts"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to increase the homestead exemption from city ad valorem taxes for residents of the City of Norcross who own and occupy their residences; to increase the homestead exemption from city ad valorem taxes for residents of the City of Norcross who are 62 years of age or older and who own and occupy their residences, approved March 20, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 3941), so as to raise the exemption amounts; 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 repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2025_26"
identifier: "HB 772"
citation: "Georgia HB 772 (2025_26)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Arlene Beckles", "Marvin Lim", "Ruwa Romman"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-03-13"
last_action: "2025-05-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/df2a1e74-905e-4961-9bbe-0dff0e0f5a6a"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "109b3dd0b5e87a166d4fb8d83ca27dcb615309dc234a42000fd6926a3c7eee2b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---
# Georgia HB 772 (2025_26) — Norcross, City of; ad valorem tax; raise homestead exemption amounts
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to increase the homestead exemption from city ad valorem taxes for residents of the City of Norcross who own and occupy their residences; to increase the homestead exemption from city ad valorem taxes for residents of the City of Norcross who are 62 years of age or older and who own and occupy their residences, approved March 20, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 3941), so as to raise the exemption amounts; 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 repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB 772/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/238113.pdf)
2. **LC 44 3137/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/236049.pdf)
3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/236059.pdf)
## Votes
- Senate Vote #339 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- House Vote #293 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **158–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Arlene Beckles — primary (person)
- Marvin Lim — primary (person)
- Ruwa Romman — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-03-13** House Hopper `introduction`
- **2025-03-18** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2025-03-20** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2025-03-21** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-21** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2025-03-21** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2025-03-25** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-31** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-31** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2025-04-07** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-14** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-14** Act 325 `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-14** Effective Date
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/df2a1e74-905e-4961-9bbe-0dff0e0f5a6a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).