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type: "Bill"
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title: "Butts County; a homestead exemption from Butts County ad valorem taxes for county purposes; provide"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Butts 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; 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: "SB 545"
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citation: "Georgia SB 545 (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: ["Brian Strickland", "Lee Anderson", "Rick Williams"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 13
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-02-20"
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last_action: "2026-05-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a61c4f18-5538-4ad5-b8e7-11b45020bcf7"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "25f693738467ac043670f2d4cb9b7f288ba13017636ef63166e3dd115025cd1a"
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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 SB 545 (2025_26) — Butts County; a homestead exemption from Butts County ad valorem taxes for county purposes; provide
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from Butts 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; 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. **As Passed Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/244710.pdf)
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2. **As introduced LC 62 0327** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243488.pdf)
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3. **SB 545 Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/243494.pdf)
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4. **SB 545/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/246543.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #600 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **45–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #712 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **161–2** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Brian Strickland — primary (person)
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- Lee Anderson — primary (person)
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- Rick Williams — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-02-20** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2026-02-24** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-03** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-03** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2026-03-04** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2026-03-06** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-18** House Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-18** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-18** House Passed/Adopted `passage`
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- **2026-04-10** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-05-11** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-11** Act 615 `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-11** 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/a61c4f18-5538-4ad5-b8e7-11b45020bcf7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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