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type: "Bill"
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title: "Dawson County; ad valorem tax; close new applications for certain homestead exemptions for senior citizens"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to close for new applications certain homestead exemptions for senior citizens from Dawson County ad valorem taxes for county purposes and homestead exemptions for senior citizens from Dawson County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; 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 824"
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citation: "Georgia HB 824 (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: ["Johnny Chastain", "Will Wade"]
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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: "2025-03-25"
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last_action: "2025-05-14"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/116caaac-bbaa-4e1c-8674-fd27c21d82f8"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "feefda840f81ef671ee1668c1300787a987d9ab2f55c07aab5fb04992a5288e0"
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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 824 (2025_26) — Dawson County; ad valorem tax; close new applications for certain homestead exemptions for senior citizens
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to close for new applications certain homestead exemptions for senior citizens from Dawson County ad valorem taxes for county purposes and homestead exemptions for senior citizens from Dawson County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; 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 824/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/238853.pdf)
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2. **LC 61 0219/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/237070.pdf)
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3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/237110.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #400 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **55–1** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #342 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **165–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Johnny Chastain — primary (person)
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- Will Wade — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-03-25** House Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-03-27** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-03-28** 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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- **2025-04-08** 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 338 `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/116caaac-bbaa-4e1c-8674-fd27c21d82f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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