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type: "Bill"
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title: "Cherokee County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Cherokee County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in an amount as determined from the proceeds generated from the collection of the retail homestead option sales and use tax for residents of that county; 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 846"
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citation: "Georgia HB 846 (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", "Jan Jones", "John Carson", "Jordan Ridley", "Mitchell Scoggins", "Rick Jasperse"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 12
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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/9d6bdb89-59cb-48bc-adae-9cff45a65968"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "4aa093ebc28096f7802ff86cc158e0d2ab87e51f2ddbf7bfe6c39d4d5d2d0095"
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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 846 (2025_26) — Cherokee County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Cherokee County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in an amount as determined from the proceeds generated from the collection of the retail homestead option sales and use tax for residents of that county; 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 846/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/238660.pdf)
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2. **LC 47 3590/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/237218.pdf)
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3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/237350.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 #342 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **165–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Brad Thomas — primary (person)
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- Jan Jones — 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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- Rick Jasperse — 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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- **2025-03-25** 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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- **2025-04-09** 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** Veto V5 `executive-veto`
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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/9d6bdb89-59cb-48bc-adae-9cff45a65968`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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