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type: "Bill"
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title: "Home Ownership Municipal Exemption (H.O.M.E.) Act; enact"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a new homestead exemption from City of Brunswick ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in a designated percentage off such assessed value based upon length of ownership of such homestead; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide a short title; 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 793"
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citation: "Georgia HB 793 (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: ["Buddy DeLoach", "Rick Townsend", "Steven Sainz"]
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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: "2025-05-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/552ccbf5-f41b-4463-ad88-ea642dcacbbd"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "dc6a3bfa3dfcb7e5ecb196425e1b98decc7d9918b6330aa6ca4a2d9a8c8af2bc"
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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 793 (2025_26) — Home Ownership Municipal Exemption (H.O.M.E.) Act; enact
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide for a new homestead exemption from City of Brunswick ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in a designated percentage off such assessed value based upon length of ownership of such homestead; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide a short title; 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 793/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/238123.pdf)
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2. **LC 47 3619/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/236302.pdf)
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3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/236384.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #317 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **164–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #339 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **49–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Buddy DeLoach — primary (person)
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- Rick Townsend — primary (person)
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- Steven Sainz — 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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- **2025-04-08** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-01** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-01** Act 55 `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-01** 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/552ccbf5-f41b-4463-ad88-ea642dcacbbd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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