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type: "Bill"
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title: "Woodstock, City of; ad valorem tax; extend homestead exemption to surviving spouses"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from all City of Woodstock ad valorem taxes for city purposes for the full value of the homestead after a two-year phase-in period for certain residents of that city who are 62 years of age or older, approved April 13, 2001 (Ga. L. 2001, p. 3793), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 19, 2024 (Ga. L. 2024, p. 3560), so as to extend the homestead exemption to surviving spouses without regard to the five-year residency requirement; to revise provisions for the grandfathering of certain residents; 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 807"
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citation: "Georgia HB 807 (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: ["Brad Thomas", "Charlice Byrd", "Don Parsons", "John Carson", "Jordan Ridley", "Mitchell Scoggins"]
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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: "2025-03-20"
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last_action: "2025-05-14"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1eedbabb-1d04-44c5-b7ee-bfa8a8683a3e"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "797ddf15ad2342dc06679965ed4b8efcc36ed6014e46124c2b60f794124cbd82"
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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 807 (2025_26) — Woodstock, City of; ad valorem tax; extend homestead exemption to surviving spouses
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from all City of Woodstock ad valorem taxes for city purposes for the full value of the homestead after a two-year phase-in period for certain residents of that city who are 62 years of age or older, approved April 13, 2001 (Ga. L. 2001, p. 3793), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 19, 2024 (Ga. L. 2024, p. 3560), so as to extend the homestead exemption to surviving spouses without regard to the five-year residency requirement; to revise provisions for the grandfathering of certain residents; 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 807/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/238656.pdf)
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2. **LC 47 3565/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/236651.pdf)
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3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/236687.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #381 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **51–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #332 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **160–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Brad Thomas — primary (person)
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- Charlice Byrd — primary (person)
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- Don Parsons — primary (person)
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- John Carson — primary (person)
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- Jordan Ridley — primary (person)
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- Mitchell Scoggins — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-03-20** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-03-21** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-03-25** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-28** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-28** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-28** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2025-03-31** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2025-04-02** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-02** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2025-04-07** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-14** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-14** Act 331 `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-14** 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/1eedbabb-1d04-44c5-b7ee-bfa8a8683a3e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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