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type: "Bill"
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title: "Cohutta, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; increase homestead exemption"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for a new homestead exemption from City of Cohutta ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $100,000.00 for each resident of the City of Cohutta who is 70 years of age or older, approved May 3, 2023 (Ga. L. 2023, p. 4375), so as to increase the exemption amount to $325,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead; 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 854"
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citation: "Georgia HB 854 (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: ["Jason Ridley", "Kasey Carpenter", "Steve Tarvin"]
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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/2b21d6fc-2da8-42c3-a71c-f6296c974a29"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "1e99a90842a1c48af2a49733f24e69c0aee46799fb382c704506521faf75661f"
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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 854 (2025_26) — Cohutta, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; increase homestead exemption
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend an Act to provide for a new homestead exemption from City of Cohutta ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $100,000.00 for each resident of the City of Cohutta who is 70 years of age or older, approved May 3, 2023 (Ga. L. 2023, p. 4375), so as to increase the exemption amount to $325,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead; 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 854/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/238866.pdf)
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2. **LC 61 0242/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/237254.pdf)
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3. **Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/237363.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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- Jason Ridley — primary (person)
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- Kasey Carpenter — primary (person)
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- Steve Tarvin — 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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- **2025-04-08** 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 349 `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/2b21d6fc-2da8-42c3-a71c-f6296c974a29`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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