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type: "Bill"
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title: "Chickamauga, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from City of Chickamauga ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $50,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city who are 70 years of age or older and have been residents of that city for at least five years; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; 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 787"
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citation: "Georgia HB 787 (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: ["Mike Cameron", "Steve Tarvin"]
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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: "2025-03-18"
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last_action: "2025-05-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a1c40f23-c2de-47de-b73a-7c6746fd16ee"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "89c4dd51d0fd5be97c1fb164fbd22d3024f75276528c251a5704c417f06ba2f3"
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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 787 (2025_26) — Chickamauga, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from City of Chickamauga ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $50,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city who are 70 years of age or older and have been residents of that city for at least five years; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; 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 787/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/238118.pdf)
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2. **LC 61 0213/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/236294.pdf)
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3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/236385.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #339 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **49–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #317 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **164–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Mike Cameron — primary (person)
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- Steve Tarvin — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-03-18** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-03-20** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-03-21** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-27** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-27** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-27** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2025-03-28** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-31** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-31** 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 228 `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/a1c40f23-c2de-47de-b73a-7c6746fd16ee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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