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type: "Bill"
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title: "Lowndes County; ad valorem tax for county purposes; provide homestead exemption"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Lowndes County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $40,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county who are 65 years of age or older; to provide a homestead exemption from Lowndes County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $50,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county who are 70 years of age or older; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; 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 814"
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citation: "Georgia HB 814 (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: ["Dexter Sharper", "James Burchett", "John Corbett", "John LaHood"]
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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: "2025-03-21"
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last_action: "2025-05-14"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1599f61b-8cfe-43f2-872a-f38707be0c13"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "922d949878fc582216c5fa4292a714f01af6c7afc8b83f9b1b8136a394518e97"
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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 814 (2025_26) — Lowndes County; ad valorem tax for county purposes; provide homestead exemption
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Lowndes County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $40,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county who are 65 years of age or older; to provide a homestead exemption from Lowndes County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $50,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county who are 70 years of age or older; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; 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 814/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/238849.pdf)
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2. **LC 47 3659/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/236867.pdf)
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3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/236942.pdf)
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## Votes
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- House Vote #342 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **165–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #400 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **55–1** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Dexter Sharper — primary (person)
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- James Burchett — primary (person)
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- John Corbett — primary (person)
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- John LaHood — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-03-21** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-03-25** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-03-27** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-31** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-31** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-31** 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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- **2025-04-10** 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 334 `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/1599f61b-8cfe-43f2-872a-f38707be0c13`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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