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type: "Bill"
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title: "City of Cartersville; independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; provide a homestead exemption"
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description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from City of Cartersville independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the adjusted base year assessed value of such homestead; 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 77"
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citation: "Georgia SB 77 (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: ["Chuck Hufstetler", "Ed Setzler"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2025-02-03"
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last_action: "2025-05-09"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d779ed37-0bf9-4e4b-8fa3-3cfe8e66d526"
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source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
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source_hash: "2d415044c8e9853788fb926370feb40ba0654020c1b83664210e0c699956f194"
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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 77 (2025_26) — City of Cartersville; independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; provide a homestead exemption
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A BILL to be entitled an Act to provide a homestead exemption from City of Cartersville independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of a homestead exceeds the adjusted base year assessed value of such homestead; 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/20252026/232840.pdf)
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2. **As introduced LC 44 2924** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/230991.pdf)
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3. **Committee sub LC 44 3022S** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/232813.pdf)
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4. **LC 44 3122S/hss** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/234957.pdf)
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5. **SB 77 Local Ad** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/231018.pdf)
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6. **SB 77/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/237937.pdf)
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7. **Sen Floor Amend 1 AM 44 0211** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/235850.pdf)
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8. **Sen Floor Amend 2 AM 44 0214** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20252026/236788.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Senate Vote #62 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **51–0** (pass) · upper
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- House Vote #148 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **172–0** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Vote #274 - 2025-2026 Regular Session — **55–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Chuck Hufstetler — primary (person)
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- Ed Setzler — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-03** Senate Hopper `introduction`
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- **2025-02-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-19** Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-19** Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2025-02-20** House First Readers `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-21** House Second Readers `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-04** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-04** House Third Readers `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-04** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
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- **2025-03-21** Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As Amended
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- **2025-03-27** House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
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- **2025-04-07** Senate Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-09** Senate Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-09** Act 107 `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-09** 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/d779ed37-0bf9-4e4b-8fa3-3cfe8e66d526`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).
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